3.0.0 4285 2023-01-11T13:32:26Z 2023-01-11T13:32:26Z House HR 2015-12-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 184 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FINCHER:H.R. 4285.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H9691]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-01-15T16:00:16Z Referred to 2015-12-17T14:01:15Z 2016-01-15 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-12-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000458 Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] Stephen Fincher R TN Lee 8 N S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2015-12-17 True F000459 Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] Charles Fleischmann R TN J. "Chuck" 3 2016-01-13 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2016-02-02 False Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Political movements and philosophies Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Terrorism Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-12-17 Introduced in House 2016-07-15T18:14:45Z Prevent Terrorism from Entering our Prisons Act of 2015

This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to screen federal prison volunteers for known and suspected terrorist connections, using Federal Bureau of Investigation files and volunteers' social media accounts.

DOJ must take appropriate action if a volunteer's screening raises questions about terrorist connections.

]]> Prevent Terrorism from Entering our Prisons Act of 2015 Display Title Prevent Terrorism from Entering our Prisons Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the screening of volunteers at Federal prisons for terrorist links, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Prevent Terrorism from Entering our Prisons Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4285ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4285ih.xml 2016-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.