Terrorist Reporting Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-8710
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2022-08-12
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Terrorist Reporting Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to periodically report to Congress information about any non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) who (1) were apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol after unlawfully crossing the border, and (2) appear in the terrorist screening database maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8710 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Terrorist Reporting Act of 2022 . 2. Reports on aliens included in terrorist screening database apprehended unlawfully 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 thereafter, 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 Senate 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 information 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. (3) An identification of the country of national origin and citizenship of each such alien. (4) The current status of each such alien’s detention, 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 subsection, be submitted in classified form.