House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
DHS Use of Force Oversight Act
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Delia Ramirez D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 16, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7119.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. RAMIREZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 11, January 15, 2026, Page H921):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7119, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7119
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 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
29 cosponsors — 29 Democrats
0 of 29 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Troy Carter (D-LA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), George Latimer (D-NY), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Lucy McBath (D-GA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), James Walkinshaw (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Delia Ramirez.
- H.R. 3368 (119th) Born in the USA Act of 2025
- H.R. 3565 (119th) To provide for a limitation on the transfer of defense articles and defense services to Israel.
- H.R. 6015 (119th) VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act
- H.R. 8555 (119th) Living Wage For All Act
- H.Res. 909 (119th) Recognizing that immigrant justice and reproductive justice are inseparable and must be pursued together.
- H.R. 3049 (119th) Tenants’ Right to Organize Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.