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DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022

Introduced: April 7, 2022 Introduced by: Golden, Jared F. Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Apr 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022

This bill requires the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue a strategy and implementation plan to improve the hiring and retention of individuals by ICE and CBP in rural or remote areas.

DHS must periodically report to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the extent that the strategy and implementation plan has improved hiring and retention. After receiving each DHS report, the GAO must submit to Congress an assessment of the effectiveness of the actions described in the DHS report.

What's happening now April 8, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 6, 2022
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Apr 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7459: DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7459/
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"H.R. 7459: DHS Rural and Remote Hiring and Retention Strategy Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7459/.
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H.R. 7459, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7459/.
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