S. 3467: TRACER Act
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S. 3467: TRACER Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
TRACER Act
Plain summary
Terrorist Release Announcements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act or the TRACER Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Justice, to share with state, local, and regional fusion centers release information from a federal correctional facility, including the name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of individuals who may pose a terrorist threat. Such information shall be for homeland security purposes, and regarding individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism. A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. DHS shall coordinate with federal officials to provide fusion centers with periodic assessments regarding the threat from known or suspected terrorists currently incarcerated.
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Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] reported raising $11.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s3467.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s3467 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116