Responsive Counterterrorism Policy Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Introduced
Summary
Country- and region-specific, written counterterrorism strategies would be required to guide U.S. counterterrorism efforts, improve coordination, and set measurable goals.
Show full summary
- Would direct the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism to develop and maintain a written strategy for each country or region with a significant terrorist threat or ongoing U.S. counterterrorism engagement. It would designate the Bureau as the lead entity for those strategies.
- Strategies would identify specific threats, set clear objectives, outline coordinated actions with interagency and international partners, and include metrics to assess progress. They must consider local political, economic, and social dynamics and align with broader U.S. foreign policy.
- Would require an initial briefing to Congress within 90 days on which countries and regions will receive strategies and the criteria used to prioritize them, and annual briefings thereafter on development, implementation, updates, and how strategies inform funding and diplomatic engagement.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New country plans to fight terrorism
If enacted, the State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau would write and keep plans for each country or region with a major terrorist threat or ongoing U.S. counterterror work. Each plan would list threats, clear goals, joint actions with U.S. and foreign partners, who does what, and how to track results. Plans would be separate from the annual Country Reports on Terrorism, look forward, and fit broader U.S. foreign policy and local politics and economics. The Bureau would be the lead for these plans. It would brief Congress within 90 days after enactment on which places it will cover and why, then brief every year on progress, updates, and how the plans guide funding and diplomacy. Plans would be updated at least once a year, or sooner if threats or priorities change.
Free Policy Watch
You just read the policy. Now see what it costs you.
Pick a topic. PRIA runs your household against live legislation and sends you a free personalized readout.
Pick a topic to get started
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.govTake It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Take the PRIA Score to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in