H. R. 9749 seeks to change the Homeland Security Act of 2002 by removing the power that allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reorganize itself. This bill proposes to strike out several sections of the original act that deal with the DHS's reorganization...
H. R. 9749 is a plan to stop the Department of Homeland Security from being able to change its own structure. It wants to remove the parts of the law that gave them this power.
H.R. 7433 seeks to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 by establishing a hotline for reporting incidents of transnational repression and launching a public service announcement campaign to raise awareness about this issue. The bill defines transnational repression as...
H.R. 7433 is like setting up a special phone line and making videos to help people in the U.S. who might be getting bullied by people from other countries, ensuring everyone gets the same help and is aware of what's happening.
S. 4024 seeks to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance security and trust in technology through revised contracting methods. The bill proposes extending the Department of Homeland Security's ability to conduct research and development acquisition pilot programs...
S. 4024 wants to give more time until 2031 for a special program to help the Department of Homeland Security make safe technology, but it doesn't say how much it will cost or if it will work well.
H.R. 8808, called the “Short-Term Detention Standards Act,” seeks to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill aims to ensure that individuals apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection receive appropriate temporary shelter, food, water, and hygiene items. It...
H.R. 8808 wants to make sure that when people are stopped at the border, they have a safe place to stay, and enough food and water. It also plans to check these places often to make sure they are good and lets some people take pictures to show how things are going.
S. 4698 seeks to reauthorize and make changes to the Joint Task Forces within the Department of Homeland Security. It amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require staffing plans for each Joint Task Force and mandates annual reports on their performance and any changes...
The bill wants to make sure certain groups in the Department of Homeland Security have enough staff and resources to do their jobs well. It also says these groups should tell Congress how they are doing every year.
H. R. 8664 proposes changes to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 requiring the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security to perform yearly audits of the department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis. These audits will assess the office's...
This bill wants the Department of Homeland Security to check their computers and big piles of information every year to make sure they're working right and following the rules, and then they have to tell certain people in Congress what they find out.
H. R. 8150, also known as the “Reducing Excessive Vetting Authorities to Maintain our Ports Act” or the “REVAMP Act,” proposes to have the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection set up guidelines for maintenance work at U.S. ports of entry. The bill allows...
The REVAMP Act is a rule that asks the boss of U.S. border guards to make a plan for fixing up places where people come and go from the country, like repairing a port's leaky roof. But the repairs can't cost more than $300,000 each time, and they have to tell us every year how much they spent.
H.R. 3208, known as the "DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program Act", proposes changes to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a voluntary training program for Department of Homeland Security employees. The program aims to train staff not currently involved...
H.R. 3208 is like a new school at the Department of Homeland Security for teaching people about online safety. It wants to help workers learn new skills for technology jobs, but it's not clear how they will pay for it or exactly who can join the school.
H. R. 9689 is a bill aimed at amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a cybersecurity internship program at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This program allows eligible U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old and enrolled in educational programs such as high...
The bill is about creating a special program where young people can learn about keeping computers safe from bad guys by doing internships at a government place called the Department of Homeland Security. This program wants kids from all different kinds of schools to join and learn together.
H. R. 6231, titled the "Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review Act," seeks to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill aims to establish a prioritized system for regularly reviewing and approving policy documents at the Department of Homeland...
H. R. 6231 wants the Department of Homeland Security to check and update their rules and guidelines regularly, and it asks a leader to tell Congress what they've done to improve this each year.
H. R. 7610, known as the “Linemen Legacy Act,” proposes an amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This bill aims to officially recognize utility line technicians as emergency response providers when they are responding to major disasters or emergencies declared by...
H. R. 7610 wants to officially say that people who fix power lines are like other emergency helpers when there's a big disaster. This means they could get more help and resources during emergencies.
H. R. 6229 aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a program for evaluating threats, vulnerabilities, and potential impacts of terrorism and other security concerns at specific special events in the U.S. The program will allow relevant authorities to...
The bill wants to make sure big events, like concerts or sports games, are safe by letting people check if there are any threats, like bad guys trying to cause trouble. It also works on keeping our rights safe while doing this.
H.R. 6231, known as the "Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review Act," seeks to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a prioritized review process for the Department of Homeland Security's policy documents. The bill mandates that within 180 days, the Under Secretary...
H.R. 6231 wants to make sure that the people in charge of keeping everyone safe in the country take a close look at the rules they follow, to make sure they’re still important and helpful. It also asks them to tell the lawmakers each year how they’re doing with these checks.
H.R. 8663 is a bill aimed at improving the ability of the Department of Homeland Security to detect drugs like fentanyl and xylazine in very low concentrations. The bill proposes to enhance research and development of detection equipment and technology, in coordination with...
The bill is like giving special tools to people in the Department of Homeland Security so they can find tiny bits of bad drugs like fentanyl using smart machines and teamwork with other helpers.
H.R. 9748 is a bill that requires the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security to create rules to protect sensitive information in research and development projects from unauthorized access or disclosure. This includes...
In this bill, the Department of Homeland Security is making rules to keep secret information safe in its science projects, and they also have to tell Congress how they are doing it.
H.R. 10083 is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks to change the Homeland Security Act of 2002. This bill aims to stop the use of government funds for advertising related to the Immigration Detention Ombudsman, which means no money can be spent on...
H.R. 10083 is a plan in the U.S. House of Representatives that wants to stop spending money on ads about a person who helps people with complaints about migrant detention centers, so there won't be any big signs or ads everywhere telling people about this helper.
H.R. 9770, known as the "Cyber PIVOTT Act," proposes amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance education and training programs led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). It aims to establish partnerships with community colleges and...
H.R. 9770 is a plan to help students learn about computers and internet safety by giving them free school money if they promise to work on computer safety jobs for two years. The plan includes working with schools to make sure students have fun activities and learn a lot, but it needs clear rules about who can join and how to make it all work smoothly.
H.R. 9481 aims to create the Northern Border Coordination Center within one year of enactment. The Center will serve as a hub for coordination along the U.S.-Canada border, focusing on operations, information sharing, intelligence, and training. It will work with federal,...
H.R. 9481 is a plan to set up a new team near the U.S.-Canada border that will help different groups work together on border safety. This team will share information and train people to make sure the border is safe, and they will not take orders from the main Homeland Security boss.
H.R. 9748, known as the “Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act,” mandates the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to establish a department-wide policy to protect sensitive information in research and...
H.R. 9748 is a new rule that asks someone important in the Department of Homeland Security to make sure secret research work stays secret and doesn't get shared with people who shouldn't see it. It also says that this person has to tell Congress how they plan to keep these secrets safe.
H.R. 9689 proposes amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program. This program will allow eligible U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old and are enrolled in various educational institutions to partake in paid...
H.R. 9689 is like a plan to let kids and young adults learn about stopping computer hackers by working and learning at a special place called the Department of Homeland Security. It wants to make sure kids from lots of different schools have a chance to join, like kids in high school, technical schools, and colleges.
H. R. 3208 seeks to modify the Homeland Security Act of 2002 by creating a new program called the "DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program." This program aims to train Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees who are not currently in cybersecurity roles for...
H. R. 3208 is a bill that wants to teach workers at a special government place called DHS how to fight bad guys on computers, even if they didn't do that job before. It's like a school where they learn new skills to keep everyone's computer safe.
S. 4698 aims to extend the authorization and regulate the operations of the Joint Task Forces within the Department of Homeland Security. The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require annual reports and briefings on staffing plans, resource assessments, and any...
S. 4698 is like a rulebook update for some special teams in charge of protecting the country, making sure they check in every year to see how they're doing and if they're using their stuff in the best way. It wants to make sure moving their headquarters isn't too expensive without a good reason.
H. R. 4403, titled the “Securing the Cities Improvement Act”, aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the Securing the Cities program. The bill plans to change how areas are chosen to participate in the program by focusing on their ability to handle and...
This bill wants to make a program, called "Securing the Cities," work better by picking the best places to join based on how prepared they are for dangers, like big scary attacks. It also wants to see how well the program is going and tell the grown-ups in charge in two years what they find out.
H. R. 8664 aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 by mandating an annual audit of information systems and bulk data handled by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis is...
H. R. 8664 is a bill that wants a special part of the government to check their computer systems and the big bunches of information they collect every year to make sure everything is safe and okay. After the checks, they have to tell some important people what they found out.
The bill, H. R. 8103, aims to enhance the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within the Department of Homeland Security by amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It outlines the establishment of an office to oversee civil rights and liberties, ensuring compliance with laws and...
The bill is about making sure people’s rights are protected when they deal with the Homeland Security department. It plans to create a special office to check that the rules are followed, and it promises to talk with communities and report to Congress every year about what's going on.
H.R. 5862 aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to address the authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding customs revenue functions. The bill allows the CBP Commissioner to reorganize or modify these functions, like altering job positions or...
H.R. 5862 lets the people in charge of Customs officers change how they do their jobs, like deciding who works where, but they have to talk it over with another office to make sure it's fair. This is to help them do their job better without making things complicated.
H. R. 9689 seeks to modify the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to introduce a cybersecurity internship program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The program is designed for U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old and are attending secondary schools,...
H. R. 9689 wants to start a new program where students can do special jobs about computers at a big government place that keeps everyone safe. The students get paid to learn while they help out, and the people in charge have to let everyone know how it's going every year.
H. R. 9459, titled the “Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act” or the “PATHS Act,” proposes to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill aims to extend the use of certain technologies, including artificial intelligence, under the Department of...
The "Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act" is like a rulebook that helps the Department of Homeland Security use smart computers and other cool gadgets to keep people safe until 2027. It also changes how much money they can spend on these projects, making sure they tell important people about what they’re doing really quickly.
H.R. 8671 proposes changes to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program. This program will allow analysts within the Department of Homeland Security, including those in the Secret Service's Office of Strategic Intelligence and...
H.R. 8671 is a plan to let people working in different parts of the Department of Homeland Security take turns doing each other’s jobs, so they can learn and work together better, a bit like switching places in a big team for more fun and understanding!
H.R. 9689 proposes to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a DHS Cybersecurity Internship Program. This program is designed to offer paid internships in cybersecurity to U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old and currently enrolled in secondary or higher...
The bill wants to create a program where teenagers and young adults can get paid to learn about computers and keeping them safe, but it doesn't say how much money will be needed or exactly how they will pick who gets to join.
H. R. 5862 proposes changes to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 regarding the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) authority over customs revenue functions. The bill allows the Commissioner of CBP to reorganize and modify these functions, including staffing and job classifications,...
The bill lets the leader of U.S. Customs and Border Protection change how money duties are handled, kind of like being able to shuffle and change teams around in a game, to make sure there are enough people in the right jobs for collecting money from things brought into the country.
H.R. 7519 is a bill proposed in the 118th Congress that seeks to temporarily allow a greater portion of certain homeland security grants to be used for specific expenses. Until September 30, 2025, recipients of these grants can use up to 75% of the awarded funds for hiring personnel,...
H.R. 7519 is a plan that lets people use more of their homeland security money to pay for workers and their extra work hours until September 30, 2025. This could help keep us safe by making sure there's enough money to pay the people who protect our communities.
S. 5321 aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to set up a Cybersecurity Internship Program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The program would offer paid internships to eligible U.S. citizens aged 16 and older who are enrolled in secondary schools,...
The bill wants to create a special program where older kids and teens can get paid to learn about keeping computers safe at the Department of Homeland Security. It's like a school project that helps them become computer protectors.
H.R. 9748 is a bill that aims to strengthen the security of research and development activities within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It requires the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology Directorate to create a policy to protect sensitive information from...
Imagine the Department of Homeland Security as a house full of important secrets. This bill wants to make sure they have strong locks and alarms so nobody sneaky can get into those secrets while they are working on new ideas and inventions.
H.R. 9768 proposes changes to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. This new program aims to improve partnerships between the government and private sector to enhance cybersecurity...
The bill wants to make a new team that helps share information and work together to stop bad things happening on computers and the internet. This team will include people from the government and private companies, and they will make plans to keep everything safe and solve problems quickly when something goes wrong.
The First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act aims to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It establishes a clear process for reviewing applications for grants to buy equipment or systems that do not adhere to national voluntary consensus standards. The bill...
The First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act is like a new rulebook for helping firefighters and police get important tools that might not follow usual standards. It makes sure there's a fair way to check if these tools are good enough, and promises a big review after three years to see if everything is working well.
S. 4183 seeks to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to give the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection more authority over customs revenue functions. This includes allowing the Commissioner to reorganize and modify job roles and staffing related to these...
S. 4183 is a bill that wants to let a special leader in charge of border and customs work change and organize how things are done with collecting money from imported goods, but it needs to make sure everything is clear and fair so nobody gets confused.
H. R. 9748 is a bill that instructs the Under Secretary of the Science and Technology Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create a comprehensive policy to protect research and development activities from unauthorized access or sharing of sensitive...
H. R. 9748 is a plan to help the Department of Homeland Security keep special projects safe from people who aren't supposed to see them, kind of like locking up secrets. It also asks for a check-up to make sure everything's going okay and that they're following the rules.
S. 5319 seeks to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to perform an annual audit of its information systems and bulk data. The bill further mandates that the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis...
S. 5319 is like a rule for a big office to check its computer data every year and tell some important people what they found, so everything stays safe and honest. It's like making sure all their toys are clean and work well, but there are some parts that are not very clear, like what exactly needs checking.
H. R. 7733 aims to amend section 236A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The bill requires that U.S. Customs and Border Protection check the names of individuals against the federal terrorist screening database before releasing them from custody. This measure seeks to...
H. R. 7733 is a rule that wants border guards to check a computer list of people who might be dangerous before letting them go. This means they have to make sure people on this list are treated carefully so everyone stays safe.
H. R. 4403 aims to enhance the Securing the Cities (STC) program, which is part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill proposes updates such as changing the criteria for designating areas eligible for the program based on their preparedness and threat levels,...
H.R. 4403 is a plan to make cities safer from nuclear and radiological dangers by improving how well-prepared they are and checking if they are ready. It changes how areas are chosen to get help and makes sure the people in charge report on how well the plan is working after two years.
S. 5321 proposes to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to create a cybersecurity internship program at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This program aims to offer paid internships in cybersecurity to U.S. citizens who are at least 16 years old and enrolled in...
The bill wants to create a program where young people in school can get paid to help protect computers at a government agency, but it needs to make sure there's enough money and that everyone gets a fair chance.
S. 4698 is a Senate bill known as the “DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024.” It amends section 708 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, requiring the Department of Homeland Security to create staffing plans for each Joint Task Force. The bill also mandates...
S. 4698 is a law that asks a big government group called the Department of Homeland Security to make careful plans about how many people work in their special teamwork groups and to check how well they're doing each year, making sure they have enough people to do their important jobs.
H. R. 8663 aims to enhance the capabilities of the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate to better detect, identify, and disrupt the trafficking of drugs like fentanyl and xylazine, even in minimal concentrations. The bill proposes updating the...
This bill is like giving special superhero gadgets to the people trying to stop bad guys from bringing in dangerous drugs that are super hard to find. It helps them use new tools and smart robots to catch those bad guys even when the drugs are in tiny amounts.
H.R. 9460, titled the “DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024,” aims to authorize and provide guidelines for the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill mandates updates to existing legislation, including requiring annual reports and assessments on...
The DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024 is a plan to make sure special teams at the Department of Homeland Security have clear rules and enough people to do their jobs well. It also wants to figure out if it's a good idea to have the main office of one of these teams in a specific place, like in Portsmouth, Virginia.
H. R. 7311 aims to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) operations in foreign countries by amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002. It allows CBP employees and customs officers to engage in joint operations with officials from other countries, focusing on...
This bill wants to help U.S. border officers work better with other countries to stop bad things like drugs and terrorism from coming into America. It allows them to team up with other countries' police and help people in emergencies while making sure they use the money responsibly.
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