S. 3997 119th Congress Senate

Homeland Security Improvement Act

Official title: A bill to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, to provide independent oversight of border security activities, to improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2026 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
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Energy, Dept of
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
3 filings
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
3 filings
General Services Administration (GSA)
3 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3997: Homeland Security Improvement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3997/

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"S. 3997: Homeland Security Improvement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3997/.

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S. 3997, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3997/.

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