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House Homeland Security Committee Passes Countering Violent Extremism Bill

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House Homeland Security Committee Passes Countering Violent Extremism Bill
Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Committee on Homeland Security as well as co-chair of the Friends of Australia Caucus. (Photo: U.S. House of Representatives)

The House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved by voice vote a bill aimed at increasing the importance within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of countering violent extremism (CVE) in the United States.The Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 (H.R. 2899), which is sponsored by committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), authorizes $10 million in annual funding between FY ’16 and FY ‘20 to help DHS ramp up its efforts prevent Americans from becoming radicalized and recruited by…

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