About the bill
With voters now ranking terrorism as the top problem facing the U.S. for the first time in a decade, and Cruz is currently projected to win the Iowa caucus next week, the Expatriate Terrorist Act is one of Cruz’s most frequently-promoted policy proposals to deal with the issue. The Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the bill this Thursday.
What the bill would do
“I think what we need is a commander in chief who is focused like a laser on keeping this country safe and on defeating radical Islamic terrorism. What should we do?” asked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) during the most recent Republican presidential debate. “First, we should pass the Expatriate Terrorist Act, legislation I’ve introduced that says if an American goes and joins ISIS and wages jihad …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on January 22, 2015, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
3 Cosponsors (3 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“The News with Sen. Cruz - November 20, 2015”
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Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 20, 2015
“Grassley Weekly Schedule”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 7, 2016
“Grassley Weekly Schedule”
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Sen. Charles “Chuck” Grassley [R-IA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 29, 2016
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Reintroduced Bill —
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S. 247 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 247. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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