Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act

Floor Speech

I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5736, the Transnational White Supremacist Extremism Review Act.

H.R. 5736 requires the Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis, I&A, to coordinate with Federal partners and develop a terrorism threat assessment concerning homeland threats related to ``foreign violent white supremacist extremist organizations.''

This bill further requires I&A to share the information with State and local law enforcement partners, as well as fusion centers. Ensuring that State and local law enforcement and fusion centers have access to information on current and emerging threats is a fundamental responsibility of the Department of Homeland Security, particularly the Office of Intelligence and Analysis.

The Trump administration has taken significant action to address domestic extremism, including white supremacy. The creation of the Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention in April 2019 and the release of the DHS Strategic Framework for Countering Terrorism and Targeted Violence in September 2019 demonstrate a coordinated and comprehensive commitment to addressing emerging threats in both international and domestic terrorism.

Subcommittee Ranking Member Walker led our efforts to negotiate changes to the base bill during the committee markup. I want to thank Subcommittee Chairman Rose for accepting our changes to the bill.

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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