{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-6231","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":6231,"title":"Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-11-06","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"I000058","fullName":"Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]","party":"D","state":"MD","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-12-19","text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 753."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Department of Homeland Security","Government information and archives"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-12-19","text":"Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 753.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-19","text":"Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-333.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-19","text":"Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-333.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-11-20","text":"Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-23","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-23","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5591)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-23","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5591)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-23","text":"DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 6231.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-23","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6231.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-23","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5591-5592)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-23","text":"Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-12-19","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-12-19","text":"Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-322.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-12-19","text":"Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-322.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-11-08","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-11-08","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-11-06","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-11-06","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-11-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-11-06","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Department of Homeland Security Policy Issuance Review Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to periodically review policy&nbsp;issuance documents (such as department-level directives and instructions, but excluding certain documents such as those published in the Federal Register). The bill also requires the directorate to brief Congress on various aspects of this review process within 180 days of enactment and annually thereafter.</p>","updateDate":"2025-05-27T14:15:09Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":617,"ts":"2026-04-19T12:28:49.279Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Department%20of%20Homeland%20Security%20Policy%20Issuance%20Review%20Act"}]}}