United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8992 (116th)
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain succession reforms, and for other purposes.
Introduced
16 December 2020
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
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3 January 2025
Summary
This bill modifies the line of succession for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials. Specifically, the bill provides that the Under Secretary for Management shall serve as the Acting Secretary if the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Associate Secretary are not available to exercise the duties of the Office of the Secretary. Current law makes no reference to the Associate Secretary. The bill contains further requirements, including that an official must have served in DHS for at least 90 days prior to the designation to be within the line of succession to serve as acting head of a DHS component.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 December 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8992
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8992