S 3433
116th Congress
Senate
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
Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1