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H.R. 350 // May 26, 2022Senate: Needed 60 votes to end debate

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022

Sponsor: Bradley Schneider (D-IL)

This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes. It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism. The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

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Won the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 106,880,113 people41.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 134,790,314 people51.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 9.0 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4741.0%
YeaLost4751.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.2%