DHS Use of Force Oversight Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2026 to Sep 24, 2026; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Jan 15, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 24, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 15, 2026 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Jan 16, 2026 | |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 16, 2026 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 15, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
- Jan 16, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- Jan 15, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2026Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 11, January 15, 2026, page H921.
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 require a policy on use of force and deescalation by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DHS Use of Force Oversight Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2026Introduced 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.
