H.R. 1327: Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act

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Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide Congress with an assessment of terrorist threats to the United States posed by individuals in Syria affiliated with either a foreign terrorist organization or a specially designated global terrorist organization.

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Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] · 3 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1327.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1327 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills