To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish the number of known or suspected terrorists encountered attempting to enter the United States on a monthly basis, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-6473
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2022-01-21
Policy area: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2022-01-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to publish, by the 15th day of each month, the number of known or suspected terrorists, and individuals whose identities are included in the Terrorist Screening Database, encountered attempting to enter the United States during the immediately preceding month.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6473 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2022 Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Katko , and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish the number of known or suspected terrorists encountered attempting to enter the United States on a monthly basis, and for other purposes.

1. Publication by the Department of Homeland Security of the number of known or suspected terrorists encountered attempting to enter the United States The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, not later than the fifteenth day of each month, publish the total number of known or suspected terrorists, and individuals whose identities are included in the Terrorist Screening Database, encountered by the Department of Homeland Security attempting to enter the United States during the immediately preceding month. Each such report shall— (1) include the aggregate such number, and such number disaggregated by geographic regions of such encounters, including distinctions relating to whether such encounters were land-, air-, or sea-based; and (2) be published on a public-facing website of the Department.