Terrorist Reporting Act of 2022

Terrorist Reporting Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to periodically report to Congress information about any non-U.S. nationals (aliens 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.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8710 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8710

  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.


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                    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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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 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.
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