HR 6231 United States House · 118th Congress

Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement a formal, prioritized review process for its internal policies within 180 days. DHS management must provide annual briefings to the House and Senate homeland security committees detailing all policy documents (including titles, dates, and review status), cancellations, prioritization methods, and staffing for the review process. It specifically excludes policies published in the Federal Register and clarifies that the review process doesn’t invalidate existing policies or create new legal rights. The bill focuses on improving DHS’s internal policy management and congressional oversight, not changing policy content.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Sep 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Nov 6, 2023 Last action Dec 19, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Dec 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-333.
upper
Nov 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Sep 24, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Sep 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5591)
lower
Dec 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-322.
lower
Nov 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Nov 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
lower
Nov 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
lower
Nov 6, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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