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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8710 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress quar-
terly reports relating to the total numbers of aliens apprehended by 
the U.S. Border Patrol unlawfully crossing the border whose identifying 
information is within the terrorist screening database, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 12, 2022 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. BUCK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit 
to Congress quarterly reports relating to the total num-
bers of aliens apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol 
unlawfully crossing the border whose identifying informa-
tion is within the terrorist screening database, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Terrorist Reporting 
Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON ALIENS INCLUDED IN TERRORIST 
SCREENING DATABASE APPREHENDED UN-
LAWFULLY ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and every 90 days there-
after, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a report, subject to subsection (b), that contains the 
following with respect to each immediately preceding 90- 
day period: 
(1) Information relating to the total numbers of 
aliens apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol after 
unlawfully crossing the border whose identifying in-
formation is included within the terrorist screening 
database (as such term is defined in section 
2101(10) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 621(10))) upon processing. 
(2) Information relating to the reason each 
such alien is included in such database. 
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(3) An identification of the country of national 
origin and citizenship of each such alien. 
(4) The current status of each such alien’s de-
tention, including, if applicable, information relating 
to the reason why any such alien has not, as of the 
time of the applicable report, been placed in removal 
proceedings. 
(b) CLASSIFICATION.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall, with respect to the matters considered 
pursuant to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of such sub-
section, be submitted in classified form. 
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