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Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020

2/8/2022, 11:22 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3190

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020

This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes.

It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.

The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their agencies that are provided to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

It creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.

Finally, it directs the FBI to assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism.

Current Status of Bill S 3190

Bill S 3190 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 14, 2020. Bill S 3190 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on January 14, 2020.  Bill S 3190's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S195-197) as of January 14, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3190

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
20
Democrat Cosponsors
20
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3190

Primary Policy Focus

Crime and Law Enforcement

Potential Impact Areas

- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Hate crimes
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Terrorism

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3190

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020
Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2020
A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.

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