A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Latest action · Oct 10, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-388.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 23, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 27, 2008
- To the PresidentOct 2, 2008
- Became lawOct 10, 2008Public Law 110-388
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to repeal a provision that includes the Chief Human Capital Officer among the officials of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be appointed by the President.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2008 to Jun 18, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Apr 3, 2008 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Jun 18, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2008Markup Jun 25, 2008Reported Sep 16, 2008 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2008 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 10, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 10, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-388.
- Oct 2, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 2008Mr. Etheridge moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 27, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10273-10274)
- Sep 27, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2816.
- Sep 27, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10273)
- Sep 27, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 27, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 24, 2008Received in the House.
- Sep 24, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 24, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Sep 23, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9340; text as passed Senate: CR S9340)
- Sep 16, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-466.
- Sep 16, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 971.
- Jun 25, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 3, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2443-2444)
- Apr 3, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2216 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS | Oct 3, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10273, H10274Text printed H10273 | Bob Etheridge D-NC, Daniel E. Lungren R-CA | Sep 27, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9340Text printed S9340 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Sep 23, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2426, S2443 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, George V. Voinovich R-OH | Apr 3, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 27, 2008S. 2816, A bill to provide for the the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008</p>
- Jun 27, 2008S. 2816, A bill to provide for the the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland SecurityCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 25, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-852 | KEEPING THE NATION SAFE THROUGH THE PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION259 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Sep 18, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 24, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 24, 2008Referred in House
- Sep 16, 2008Reported to Senate
- Apr 3, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
