Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Latest action · Jul 3, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
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, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 2, 2026 to Aug 10, 2026; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Adelita S. Grijalva | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jul 2, 2026 |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Aug 10, 2026 |
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, 2026 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Jul 3, 2026 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 3, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
- Jul 2, 2026Introduced in House
- Jul 2, 2026Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 110, July 2, 2026, page H4370.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-3 | A GOLDEN AGE OF DIGITAL ASSETS: CHARTING A PATH FORWARD215 pages | Financial Services Committee | Feb 11, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8103 | Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Apr 20, 2024 |
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: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 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.
