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Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-265| Senate 
| Updated: 1/29/2019
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)John Cornyn (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether such individuals pose a threat, and (3) the subsequent management of such a threat. DHS shall (1) develop and implement the national strategy and provide information and training services related to it, and (2) award grants to establish community based units for implementing the national strategy.
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Timeline
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-838
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • March 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-838
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-265| Senate 
| Updated: 1/29/2019
Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Joint Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Task Force, which shall provide recommendations to Congress and DHS on the development and implementation of a national strategy for preventing targeted violence through behavioral threat assessment and management. The bill defines behavioral threat assessment and management as the systematic and evidence-based process of (1) identifying individuals whose behavior indicates a capacity for committing acts of violence, (2) investigating and gathering information from multiple sources to assess whether such individuals pose a threat, and (3) the subsequent management of such a threat. DHS shall (1) develop and implement the national strategy and provide information and training services related to it, and (2) award grants to establish community based units for implementing the national strategy.
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Timeline
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 25, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-838
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • January 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • March 25, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-838
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)John Cornyn (Republican)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Emergency Management

Related Bills

  • HR 116-838: Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child safety and welfareCongressional oversightCrime preventionCrimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDepartment of Homeland SecurityEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHigher educationMental healthTerrorismViolent crime