HR 1955 · 110th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2007-10-24)
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Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to add provisions concerning the prevention of homegrown terrorism (terrorism by individuals born, raised, or based and operating primarily in the United States). Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a grant program to prevent radicalization (use of an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically-based violence) and homegrown terrorism in the United States; (2) establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United States; and (3) conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent radicalization and homegrown terrorism. Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically-based violence and homegrown terrorism from violating the constitutional and civil rights, and civil liberties, of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1955, Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
Sep 17, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on August 1, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1955, Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
Sep 17, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on August 1, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (14)
10 Democrats4 Republicans