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 Calendar No. 255
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 848

 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
 regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 5, 2025

 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
 and Governmental Affairs

 November 3, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Paul, without amendment

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 A BILL

 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
 regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Reporting Efficiently to Proper 
Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2025'' or the ``REPORT Act''.

SEC. 2. DUTY TO REPORT.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Act of terrorism.--The term ``act of terrorism'' has 
 the meaning given such term in 

section 3077

    (1) of title 18, 
 United States Code.

    (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
 Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
        (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
            (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
 Senate;
            (D) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
 of Representatives;
        (E) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
 Representatives; and
        (F) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
 of the House of Representatives.

    (b) Requirement.--

    (1) In general.--Whenever an act of terrorism occurs in the 
 United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney 
 General, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
 and, as appropriate, the head of the National Counterterrorism 
 Center shall--
        (A) submit to the appropriate congressional 
 committees, by not later than 1 year after the 
 completion of the investigation concerning such act by 
 the primary Government agency conducting such 
 investigation, an unclassified report (which may be 
 accompanied by a classified annex) concerning such act 
 of terrorism; and
        (B) make the report required under subparagraph
        (A) available on a publicly accessible website.

    (2) Other reports.--Reports required under this subsection 
 may be combined into a quarterly report submitted to Congress.

    (3) Availability.--Each unclassified report and classified 
 annex described in paragraph

    (1)
        (A) shall be made available 
 upon request by any Member of Congress.
            (c) Content of Reports.--Each report submitted pursuant to 
subsection

    (b) shall--

    (1) include a statement of the facts of each act of 
 terrorism covered by the report, to the extent such facts are 
 known at the time the report is submitted to the appropriate 
 congressional committees;

    (2) identify any gaps in homeland or national security that 
 could be addressed to prevent similar future acts of terrorism; 
 and

    (3) include any recommendations for additional measures 
 that could be taken to improve homeland or national security, 
 including recommendations relating to potential changes in law 
 enforcement practices or changes in law, with particular 
 attention to changes that could help prevent future acts of 
 terrorism.
            (d) Exception.--

    (1) In general.--If the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
 Attorney General, or the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
 Investigation determines any information described in 
 subsection
            (c) that is required to be included in the report 
 required under subsection

    (b) could jeopardize an ongoing 
 investigation or prosecution, the Secretary, Attorney General, 
 or Director, as the case may be--
        (A) may withhold from reporting such information; 
 and
        (B) shall notify the appropriate congressional 
 committees of such determination.

    (2) Savings provision.--Withholding of information pursuant 
 to a determination described in paragraph

    (1) shall not affect, 
 in any manner, the responsibility of the appropriate Federal 
 official to submit a report required under subsection

    (b) containing other information described in subsection
            (c) that 
 is not subject to such determination.

    (e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    (f) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
provide the National Counterterrorism Center with prosecutorial or 
investigatory authority.
 Calendar No. 255

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 848

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To provide for joint reports by relevant Federal agencies to Congress 
 regarding incidents of terrorism, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 November 3, 2025

 Reported without amendment