Terrorist Watchlist Modification Review Act
Terrorist Watchlist: New Oversight and Reporting Rules
This bill was recently introduced and is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on the Judiciary. It is in the early stages of the lawmaking process and is not yet scheduled for a vote. The bill is considered active as it moves through the committee review phase.
Legislative Progress
This bill was introduced by a member of the minority party and deals with sensitive national security data, which often faces pushback from intelligence agencies.
Key Points
- The bill requires the FBI to tell Congress whenever they change the rules for adding or removing people from terrorist or organized crime watchlists. These updates must be sent to lawmakers within 30 days of any change taking effect.
- The FBI would have to give Congress a yearly report for three years about how many U.S. citizens and legal residents are on these lists. This includes specific counts of people who are banned from flying or flagged for extra security at airports.
- The reports must list which terrorist groups the government thinks these people are connected to and which federal agencies asked to put them on the list. This is meant to make the process more transparent and ensure the lists are being used correctly.
- Lawmakers on intelligence, justice, and homeland security committees would have the power to request all current official guidance on how these watchlists are managed and used by the government.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Terrorist Watchlist Modification Review Act
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