House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Department of Homeland Security Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act
Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements with respect to the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 10, 2025
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- Passed House—
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Latest action: Apr 10, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2901.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1603):Article 1, section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2901, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2901
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Troy Carter (D-LA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.
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- H.Res. 114 (119th) Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of…
- H.R. 2086 (119th) Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- H.Res. 1035 (119th) Condemning Federal workforce reductions that undermine preparedness, response, and recovery, and expressing concern regarding proposed…
- H.R. 2698 (119th) Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.