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H.R. 8992 116th Congress House

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 16, 2020 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Homeland SecurityFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Dec 16, 2020
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 Latest action December 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies the line of succession for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.

Specifically, the bill provides that the Under Secretary for Management shall serve as the Acting Secretary if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Associate Secretary are not available to exercise the duties of the Office of the Secretary. Current law makes no reference to the Associate Secretary.

The bill contains further requirements, including that an official must have served in DHS for at least 90 days prior to the designation to be within the line of succession to serve as acting head of a DHS component.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8992: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8992/
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"H.R. 8992: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8992/.
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H.R. 8992, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8992/.
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