# 119-s-2457: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2025

119-s-2457, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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- As of: 2026-08-11
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2457
- Congress: 119
- Title: Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Creates dedicated domestic terrorism units across DHS, DOJ, and the FBI.** The bill would also require coordinated training, reporting, and civil rights compliance to focus federal efforts on extremist violence, especially White supremacist and neo-Nazi threats. - Federal agencies: Would establish a DHS Domestic Terrorism Unit, a DOJ Domestic Terrorism Office led by a Domestic Terrorism Counsel, and an FBI Domestic Terrorism Section. Each office must include at least one civil rights and civil liberties compliance employee and provide annual anti-bias training. - State, local, Tribal, and uniformed services: Would require training on domestic terrorism and the risk of White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration. It would create an Interagency Task Force within 180 days and require a joint report within one year. - Communities and hate-crime response: Would authorize a federal hate-crimes nexus program, expand the Community Relations Service to assist affected communities, and expand FBI hate-crimes liaison duties. DOJ, DHS, and the FBI must publish biannual reports with disaggregated data on investigations, arrests, prosecutions, convictions, and weapons recoveries.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal domestic terrorism units: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create domestic terrorism offices at DHS, DOJ, and the FBI. Those offices would begin upon enactment and terminate 10 years later. Each office would have enough staff, at least one civil-rights and civil-liberties compliance employee, and yearly anti-bias training. The FB…
- Task force on infiltration risks: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require the Attorney General, FBI Director, Homeland Security Secretary, and Defense Secretary to form an interagency task force within 180 days. The task force would analyze White supremacist and neo‑Nazi infiltration of uniformed services and federal law enforcement. No…
- Public reporting and community coordination: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require DHS, DOJ, and the FBI to file a joint report within 180 days and every six months for 10 years. Reports would list assessments, investigations, incidents, arrests, indictments, prosecutions, convictions, and weapons recoveries and would include a specific focus on…
- Community help and free-speech protections: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would let the Justice Department’s Community Relations Service help communities when DOJ brings a hate-crime charge that has a domestic terrorism nexus. CRS help would be mediation, outreach, and community support, not direct cash. The bill would also state that nothing in the…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2457 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2457)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2457 (as of 2026-08-11).