House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

Countering Transnational Repression Act of 2025

H.R. 2158Introduced Mar 14, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize a dedicated transnational repression working group within the Department of Homeland Security to analyze and monitor transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 14, 2025
Committee actionApr 9, 2025
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 9, 2025 — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2158.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2158, Countering Transnational Repression Act of 2025” on July 18, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 9, 2025”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 18, 2025 ↗
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September 19, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 49, March 14, 2025, Page H1164):
Article 1 Section 8
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H.R. 2158, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 19, 2026
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September 24, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 19, 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

8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Gabe Evans (R-CO), Michael Guest (R-MS), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Matt Van Epps (R-TN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-11 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.