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The bill substantially strengthens federal capacity, transparency, training, and community support to detect and prosecute domestic terrorism—especially White‑supremacist threats—but does so in ways that expand federal authority, raise civil‑liberties and privacy concerns, increase and open‑ended federal spending, and create oversight and implementation risks.
Millions of Americans benefit from stronger federal capacity to detect, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism and White‑supremacist infiltration because DOJ, FBI, DHS, and DOD get clearer definitions, dedicated offices, field liaisons, and coordinated programs that improve investigation and prosecution continuity.
Local communities and victims of bias‑motivated violence will get more support and resources: the bill funds CRS mediation, community forums, anti-bias training, and FBI hate‑crime liaisons to aid recovery and improve reporting and community relations after incidents.
All Americans gain better public data and oversight about domestic terrorism trends because the bill requires recurring unclassified reports, quantitative case data, and posting of training materials and program plans, enabling policymakers and the public to target resources and hold agencies accountable.
Large numbers of Americans—especially racial and religious minorities, immigrants, and people in targeted communities—face expanded federal surveillance and investigative reach because broad statutory definitions and new investigative units increase data collection and federal involvement in local matters.
Taxpayers and other federal priorities may be harmed because the bill requires sustained staffing, new offices, field agents, and recurring training and reporting that increase federal spending and could divert resources from other services or missions.
Congressional control over spending is weakened and budget predictability reduced because the bill authorizes funding without specified caps or fiscal‑year limits, allowing open‑ended or uneven allocations among agencies.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Creates new domestic‑terrorism offices at DHS, DOJ, and FBI, requires anti‑bias training and frequent public reports, forms an interagency task force on White‑supremacist infiltration, and assigns FBI hate‑crime liaisons.
Introduced July 24, 2025 by Richard Joseph Durbin · Last progress July 24, 2025
Creates new domestic terrorism units in DOJ, FBI, and DHS; requires staffing, civil‑rights compliance roles, and anti‑bias training; and mandates recurring public reports analyzing domestic terrorism incidents (with emphasis on White supremacist/neo‑Nazi threats and infiltration of law enforcement and the uniformed services). Establishes an interagency task force (including DOD) to study and respond to White supremacist/neo‑Nazi infiltration, assigns hate‑crime liaisons in every FBI field office, authorizes Community Relations Service support for affected communities, and authorizes unspecified funds to implement these changes. Several requirements trigger deadlines measured from enactment and the new offices sunset after 10 years.