PRIA Logo™
119-hres-113119th Congress

Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.

Sponsored By: Representative Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

In Committee

Summary

DHS must hand over documents about its data security and hiring practices. This resolution would direct the Department of Homeland Security to transmit to the House any documents in the Secretary’s possession that relate to the security of DHS information systems and to recruitment and retention of the DHS workforce.

Show full summary
  • Members of Congress and oversight staff would receive copies of relevant DHS records within 14 days, if those materials are in the Secretary’s possession.
  • DHS employees and job applicants would see disclosures about hiring actions, including counts of offers pending or accepted on January 20, 2025, descriptions of accepted offers, jobs still vacant, and employees who accepted the Office of Personnel Management’s deferred resignation offer.
  • The request covers interactions with the Department of Government Efficiency and the Office of Personnel Management across 12 specified categories, including requests for access to DHS systems, any data supplied, policies for non‑DHS access, and how DHS evaluated such requests.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]

MS • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation