DHS would have 14 days to give the House records about data security and workforce issues. The request focuses on system access, employee data, the hiring freeze, and deferred resignation offers.
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Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce. is a House bill waiting for floor action. The latest recorded action: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
Latest action on H.Res. 113: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects DHS leaders and staff who manage records, data systems, hiring, and workforce policy. It could also affect DHS employees whose job data, hiring status, or deferred resignation status appears in the requested records. Congress would use the records to review DHS decisions, but the resolution does not directly change rules for the public.
Why this matters: This matters because Congress wants to know whether DHS is protecting sensitive data and keeping enough staff for important security work. The records could show who accessed DHS systems and how DHS made those choices. They could also show how the hiring freeze and deferred resignation offer affected open jobs and national security positions. Any real change would depend on what the records show and what Congress does next.
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Officially: Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.
DHS would have 14 days to give the House records about data security and workforce issues. The request focuses on system access, employee data, the hiring freeze, and deferred resignation offers.
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Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7. (3/5/2025)
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This page gives you an opportunity to support, oppose, or ask for changes to Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce., then contact the elected officials who can act. Modern Action drafts the message from your position and the reasons you select.
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