Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Latest action · Oct 26, 2021 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedJul 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
This bill makes changes to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The bill expands the duties of the CRCL to include
- integrating civil rights and civil liberties protections into all DHS programs and activities;
- conducting civil rights and civil liberties impact assessments;
- initiating reviews, assessments, and investigations of the administration of DHS programs and activities;
- leading the equal employment opportunity programs of DHS;
- engaging with individuals and communities whose civil rights and civil liberties may be affected by DHS programs and activities; and
- leading the language access program for DHS to ensure that DHS can effectively communicate with all individuals impacted by its programs and activities.
The bill requires each operational component of DHS to designate an Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to report to the CRCL.
The CRCL must make certain information regarding its investigations publicly available.
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress within two years of this bill's enactment.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jul 2, 2021Markup Oct 26, 2021 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Jul 3, 2021Discharged Oct 26, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2021Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
- Oct 26, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 26, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 3, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- Jul 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 2, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 27, 2022H.R. 4349, Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 26, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 116, July 2, 2021, page H3606.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Right of privacy
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2021Introduced in House
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.
