Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 7844

To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Scott H. Peters DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Government Operations and Politics.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

11 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Steven Horsford DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ted Lieu DDemocrat
Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocrat
Dave Min DDemocrat
Sam T. Liccardo DDemocrat
Mike Levin DDemocrat
Ami Bera DDemocrat
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] DDemocrat
Laura Friedman DDemocrat
Lizzie Fletcher DDemocrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
  2. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Introduced in House
  6. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Homeland Security Committee (House)Referred To, March 5, 2026
  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, March 5, 2026
  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, March 5, 2026

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