Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.
On January 5th, Schumer announced his support for new legislation that will modernize the way in which the federal government deciphers, disrupts and decodes the rapidly-evolving social media methods of terror groups and terror suspects, like ISIL and others. This bipartisan legislation, known as the Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act of 2015, recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is now on its way to the Senate. Schumer said the legislation will update efforts the U.S. government uses to scan and investigate the social media sites of those with pending visa applications and those the federal government believes are likely to plan or carry out domestic terror attacks. In addition, Schumer provided more details on the legislation and spelled out how it would help reform the ways in which the federal government combats the rising role of social media in the fight against terrorism.