Bill H.R.7777 titled “To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish an industrial control systems cybersecurity training initiative, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Eric Swalwell.
Bill H.R.7778 titled “To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit misuse of the Department of Homeland Security seal, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.
Bill H.R.7779 titled “To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes” was referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger.
Bill H.R.7786 titled “To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit certain authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to require individuals to wear a mask, a face covering, or any other accessory during domestic air travel, to require the refund of civil fines imposed for refusal to wear such an accessory, and for other purposes” was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned by the House of Representatives. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin with Ben Cline, Randy Weber as cosponsors.
The Homeland Security Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day, taking one action on average per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish an industrial control systems cybersecurity training initiative, and for other purposes. | Rep. Swalwell, Eric | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to prohibit misuse of the Department of Homeland Security seal, and for other purposes. | Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. | House of Representatives |
| To establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes. | Rep. Pfluger, August | House of Representatives |
| To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit certain authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to require individuals to wear a mask, a face covering, or any other accessory during domestic air travel, to require the refund of civil fines imposed for refusal to wear such an accessory, and for other purposes. | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne | House of Representatives |
