House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Securing the Cities Improvement Act

H.R. 1374Introduced Feb 14, 2025Policy area: Emergency Management

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make improvements to the Securing the Cities program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Troy Carter D-LA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 14, 2025
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseMar 10, 2025 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 11, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1374.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 31, February 14, 2025, Page H715):
Article 1, section 8
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H.R. 1374, 119th Congress
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July 10, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat

1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Clay Higgins (R-LA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Louisiana in Congress · LA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.