House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Responsive Counterterrorism Policy Act
Official title: To require the Department of State's Bureau of Counterterrorism to develop and maintain written counterterrorism strategies for countries and regions where there is a significant terrorist threat or ongoing United States counterterrorism engagement.
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- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
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Latest action: Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4691.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 126, July 23, 2025, Page H3648):Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4691, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4691
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 18, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.