US-HB9579-2026
U.S. Congress · HB 9579 · 2026
Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Pro-LGBTQ+Pending
- Bill key
- US-HB9579-2026
- State
- U.S. Congress
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.R. 9579, 119th Cong. (2026), https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9579/all-info.
- Short citation
- H.R. 9579.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other pu…
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Green | Democratic | Representative | HD-TX-9 | Primary sponsor |
21 co-sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Bell | Democratic | Representative | HD-MO-1 | Co-sponsor |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | Representative | HD-CA-26 | Co-sponsor |
| Troy Carter | Democratic | Representative | HD-LA-2 | Co-sponsor |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | Representative | HD-CA-28 | Co-sponsor |
| Yvette Clarke | Democratic | Representative | HD-NY-9 | Co-sponsor |
| Jasmine Crockett | Democratic | Representative | HD-TX-30 | Co-sponsor |
| Danny Davis | Democratic | Representative | HD-IL-7 | Co-sponsor |
| Shomari Figures | Democratic | Representative | HD-AL-2 | Co-sponsor |
| Daniel Goldman | Democratic | Representative | HD-NY-10 | Co-sponsor |
| Adelita Grijalva | Democratic | Representative | HD-AZ-7 | Co-sponsor |
| LaMonica McIver | Democratic | Representative | HD-NJ-10 | Co-sponsor |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | Representative | HD-NY-6 | Co-sponsor |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | Representative | HD-WI-4 | Co-sponsor |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | Representative | HD-MA-6 | Co-sponsor |
| Emily Randall | Democratic | Representative | HD-WA-6 | Co-sponsor |
| Shri Thanedar | Democratic | Representative | HD-MI-13 | Co-sponsor |
| Bennie Thompson | Democratic | Representative | HD-MS-2 | Co-sponsor |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | Representative | HD-FL-25 | Co-sponsor |
| Bonnie Coleman | Democratic | Representative | HD-NJ-12 | Co-sponsor |
| James Walkinshaw | Democratic | Representative | HD-VA-11 | Co-sponsor |
| Julie Johnson | Democratic | Representative | HD-TX-32 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (23,102 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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