Posts (Filtered by Counterterrorism)

Chairman McCaul Releases January Terror Threat ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The January Terror Threat Snapshot was released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). The “snapshot” is a monthly Committee assessment of the ...

January 9, 2017

State of Homeland Security Address

As the Obama Administration ends and a Trump Administration prepares to take office, Chairman Michael McCaul will deliver his annual “State of Homeland Security Address” on December 7 at The ...

December 7, 2016

Chairman McCaul Releases December Terror Threat ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The December Terror Threat Snapshot was released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). The “snapshot” is a monthly Committee assessment of the ...

December 6, 2016

H.R. 6381, DHS Reform and Improvement Act

A bill introduced by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) includes provisions necessary to update, reform, and improve the operations of the Department of Homeland Security and its components to address the ...

November 30, 2016

McCaul on Attack at The Ohio State University

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the attack at The Ohio State University: Chairman ...

November 28, 2016

Chairman McCaul Releases November Terror Threat ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The November Terror Threat Snapshot was released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). The “snapshot” is a monthly Committee assessment of the ...

November 14, 2016

One Year After the Paris Attacks, Congress ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year after the coordinated ISIS attacks across Paris, we remember those lost on that tragic day and look to better protect America from the threat. The House has passed ...

November 14, 2016

Congress Continues to Act to Address the Threat ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In light of recent terror attacks in New York, New Jersey, and Minneapolis, it’s important to take stock of the hard work the House of Representatives has done and continues to ...

October 7, 2016

McCaul on Administration Secretly Lifting ...

WASHINGTON D.C.– Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement in regards to new information that the Obama Administration secretly lifted sanctions on certain Iranian ...

September 30, 2016

House Passes Six Committee Bills to Protect the ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed six bills to improve various Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts to keep us safe. These bipartisan bills seek to provide ...

September 27, 2016

House Passes Homeland Security Legislation to ...

WASHINGTON D.C.– Last night, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5859, The Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act, introduced by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul ...

September 22, 2016

AEI: Winning the war against Islamist terror: A ...

Join AEI for a conversation with Chairman Michael McCaul as he releases a new national counterterrorism strategy outlining how the U.S. can protect the American homeland.

September 20, 2016

Chairman McCaul Unveils Counterterrorism Strategy ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of Islamist terror attacks in the homeland this past weekend, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) today unveiled his counterterrorism ...

September 20, 2016

Shutting Down Terrorist Pathways into America

This hearing will examine the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) capabilities to identify and track foreign fighters and other bad actors attempting to enter the United States. We will also ...

September 14, 2016

Markup: H.R. 5065, H.R. 5346, H.R. 5459, H.R. ...

H.R. 5065, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act, introduced by Rep. Herrera Beutler (R-WA) H.R. 5346, Securing our Agriculture and Food Act, introduced by Rep. David Young ...

September 13, 2016

H.R. 5859, Community Counterterrorism ...

A bill introduced by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) to establish the major metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program, and for other purposes. Full text of the Community ...

September 9, 2016

Chairman McCaul Releases September Terror Threat ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The September Terror Threat Snapshot was released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). The “snapshot” is a monthly Committee assessment of the ...

September 1, 2016

McCaul Statement on Reported Death of ISIS’ ...

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) today issued the following statement on the reported death of ISIS’ leading propagandist, Muhammad al-Adnani, as ...

August 30, 2016

McCaul on the President's Release of GTMO ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s release of 15 detainees from the ...

August 16, 2016

Chairman McCaul Releases August Terror Threat ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The August Terror Threat Snapshot was released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). The “snapshot” is a monthly Committee assessment of the ...

August 1, 2016

After A Month of Terror, ISIS Now Linked to 100+ ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  There have now been over 100 ISIS-linked terror plots against the West since 2014, according to a report released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul ...

July 20, 2016