3.0.0 3433 2022-02-08T23:23:01Z 2022-02-08T23:23:01Z Senate S 2020-03-10 116 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-10T22:03:48Z Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act 116 4713 HR 2020-10-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574. Related bill CRS DHS Reform Act of 2020 116 8791 HR 2020-11-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-03-10 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-03-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI N H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-03-10 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-03-10 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-18T13:04:51Z Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act

This bill makes changes to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The bill expands the duties of the CRCL to include

  • integrating civil rights and civil liberties protections into all DHS programs and activities;
  • conducting civil rights and civil liberties impact assessments;
  • initiating reviews, assessments, and investigations of the administration of DHS programs and activities;
  • leading the equal employment opportunity programs of DHS; and
  • engaging with individuals and communities whose civil rights and civil liberties may be affected by DHS programs and activities.

The bill requires each operational component of DHS to designate an Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to report to the CRCL.

The bill grants the CRCL the authority to issue subpoenas with the approval of the Secretary of DHS.

The CRCL must report annually to the President.

The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress within two years of this bill's enactment.

]]> Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act Display Title Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3433is/xml/BILLS-116s3433is.xml 2020-03-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.