S. 894: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-27 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2046-2048)

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 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 the Judiciary. (text: CR S2046-2048) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019

Plain summary

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019 This bill authorizes domestic terrorism offices in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and requires specified steps to prevent and report on domestic terrorism. The bill also authorizes a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which shall coordinate with key public safety officials to promote information sharing and ensure an effective joint effort to combat domestic terrorism. The joint terrorism task forces of the FBI and state, local, and regional fusion centers shall each, in coordination with the committee and such offices (1) share intelligence to address domestic terrorism activities; (2) conduct an annual, intelligence-based assessment of domestic terrorism activities in their jurisdictions; and (3) formulate and execute a plan to address and combat such activities. DOJ, the FBI, DHS, and the Department of Defense shall establish an interagency task force to combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services.

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Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 22 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (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 Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s894.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s894 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116