Coordinated Counterterrorism Act

Bill: 119-hr-5148
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced: 2025-09-04
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5148 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand the scope of funding used by the counterterrorism bureau of the Department of State to allow assistance to be made available to counterterrorism-focused military and intelligence units.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coordinated Counterterrorism Act . 2. Expansion of antiterrorism assistance Section 571 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa) is amended— (1) by inserting , intelligence, and military after assistance to foreign countries in order to enhance the ability of their law enforcement ; (2) by inserting information sharing with United States law enforcement agencies, after Such assistance may include ; and (3) by inserting a comma after training services .