Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017
Sponsor: Clay Higgins (R-LA)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of State and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to conduct a threat assessment of current foreign terrorist fighter activities. Such assessment shall include: (1) a detailed summary of current foreign terrorist fighter travel and trends, (2) an analysis of any country or region with a significant increase in foreign terrorist fighter activity, and (3) an analysis of foreign terrorist fighter travel trends in and out of Iraq and Syria.
International Affairs Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 5.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 413 | 95.0% |
| Nay | Lost | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 5.0% |