About the bill
H.R. 4567 seeks to build on existing requirements for an updated strategy for Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) overseas footprint, while identifying barriers to information sharing and collaboration among DHS components and other partner entities.
Specifically, the bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on personnel with primary duties that take place outside the United States. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary to submit a plan to enhance the effectiveness of personnel at foreign locations to the respective committees.
While the role of DHS personnel stationed overseas is critical to countering threats to the United States and building counterterror capacity among foreign partners, challenges remain in …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 10, 2018 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
4 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 1 Republican)
History
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Dec 6, 2017
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Introduced
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Dec 13, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jan 9, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Homeland Security
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Jan 10, 2018
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 13, 2018
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Considered by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Jul 30, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Jun 10, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2590 (116th). |
H.R. 4567 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4567. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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