United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4240 (114th)
No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act
Introduced
11 December 2015
Last action
28 April 2016 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report to Congress within 18 months on: (1) whether past weaknesses in the operation and administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and its subsets (e.g., the No Fly list) have been addressed, and (2) the extent to which additional changes may address or mitigate existing vulnerabilities. The study and report must include, with respect to the TSDB, information on: (1) timely integration of information, (2) increased demands for information, (3) accessibility to relevant agencies, and (4) identification of known or suspected terrorists by users.
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Timeline
11 December 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 December 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 December 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
8 January 2016
Committee
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Source: Committee
12 January 2016
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
12 January 2016
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
15 April 2016
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 377.
Source: Calendars
15 April 2016
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-495.
Source: Committee
15 April 2016
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 114-495.
Source: Committee
27 April 2016
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
27 April 2016
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2020)
Source: Floor
27 April 2016
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2020)
Source: Floor
27 April 2016
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4240.
Source: Floor
27 April 2016
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2019-2022)
Source: Floor
27 April 2016
Floor
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
28 April 2016
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 28 April 2016 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 27 April 2016 · Download file
- Reported in House · 15 April 2016 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 11 December 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 28 April 2016
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 28 April 2016
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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 April 2016
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 April 2016
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 27 April 2016
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 15 April 2016
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 15 April 2016
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rescom. Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4240
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4240
- us · 114-hr-4240 · source updated 10 August 2026