H.R. 838: Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-29 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019

Plain summary

Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether such individuals pose a threat, and (3) the subsequent management of such a threat. DHS shall (1) develop and implement the national strategy and provide information and training services related to it, and (2) award grants to establish community based units for implementing the national strategy.

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Official text

Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · 183 cosponsors

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Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Ted Budd (R-NC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Andy Barr (R-KY), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jason Crow (D-CO), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA) and 123 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr838.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr838 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116