Bill H.R.6868 titled “Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Andrew Garbarino.
Bill H.R.6871 titled “DHS Acquisition Reform Act” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Jake LaTurner.
Bill H.R.6873 titled “Bombing Prevention Act of 2022” was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tom Malinowski.
Bill S.4243 titled “A bill to establish the Department of Homeland Security Trade and Economic Security Council and the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Rob Portman with Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow as cosponsors.
Bill S.4254 titled “A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley with John Cornyn, Richard Durbin, Maggie Hassan, Gary Peters, Ben Sasse, Kyrsten Sinema as cosponsors.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee moves forward in some way on one bill 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022 | Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. | Senate |
| DHS Acquisition Reform Act | Rep. LaTurner, Jake | Senate |
| Bombing Prevention Act of 2022 | Rep. Malinowski, Tom | Senate |
| A bill to establish the Department of Homeland Security Trade and Economic Security Council and the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | Sen. Portman, Rob | Senate |
| A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to clarify a provision relating to certain contents of registrations under that Act. | Sen. Grassley, Chuck | Senate |
