H.R. 2901

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2901 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2901 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2025 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Hernandez, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Mr. Garcia of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Act''. SEC. 2. OFFICER FOR CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. Section 705 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 345) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``appointed pursuant to section 103(d)(3),'' before ``who shall report''; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: ``(b) Assignment of Personnel.--The Secretary shall assign to the Officer permanent staff and resources to assist the Officer in carrying out the duties of the Officer under subsection (a).''. <all>