# 119-hr-4691: Responsive Counterterrorism Policy Act

119-hr-4691, Responsive Counterterrorism Policy Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY); status introduced (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4691
- Congress: 119
- Title: Responsive Counterterrorism Policy Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Country- and region-specific, written counterterrorism strategies** would be required to guide U.S. counterterrorism efforts, improve coordination, and set measurable goals. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New country plans to fight terrorism: benefit, medium. 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…

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- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4691 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4691)

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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4691 (as of 2026-07-19).