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TRACER Act

USA116th CongressS-3467| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2020
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Terrorist Release Announcements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act or the TRACER Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Justice, to share with state, local, and regional fusion centers release information from a federal correctional facility, including the name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of individuals who may pose a terrorist threat. Such information shall be for homeland security purposes, and regarding individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism. A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. DHS shall coordinate with federal officials to provide fusion centers with periodic assessments regarding the threat from known or suspected terrorists currently incarcerated.
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Timeline
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8309: Keep America Secure Act
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal justice information and recordsHomeland securityIntergovernmental relationsRight of privacyState and local government operationsTerrorism

TRACER Act

USA116th CongressS-3467| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2020
Terrorist Release Announcements to Counter Extremist Recidivism Act or the TRACER Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of Justice, to share with state, local, and regional fusion centers release information from a federal correctional facility, including the name, charging date, and expected place and date of release, of individuals who may pose a terrorist threat. Such information shall be for homeland security purposes, and regarding individuals convicted of a federal crime of terrorism. A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. DHS shall coordinate with federal officials to provide fusion centers with periodic assessments regarding the threat from known or suspected terrorists currently incarcerated.
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Timeline
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • March 12, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
John Kennedy

John Kennedy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 116-8309: Keep America Secure Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal justice information and recordsHomeland securityIntergovernmental relationsRight of privacyState and local government operationsTerrorism