H.R. 1258: HSA Technical Corrections Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 50.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

HSA Technical Corrections Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) HSA Technical Corrections Act (Sec. 3) This bill makes technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill includes among those appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: (1) the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and (2) a Commandant of the Coast Guard. References to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are updated. "Nuclear Incident Response Team" is defined as a resource that includes: (1) those entities of the Department of Energy that perform nuclear or radiological emergency support functions (including accident response, search response, advisory, and technical operations functions), radiation exposure functions at the medical assistance facility known as the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), radiological assistance functions, and related functions; and (2) those entities of the Environmental Protection Agency that perform such support functions (including radiological emergency response functions) and related functions. The bill updates references to: (1) the Director of Central Intelligence to read as the Director of National Intelligence, and (2) "Hawaiian native-serving" to read as "Native Hawaiian-serving."

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HSA Technical Corrections Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1258, HSA Technical Corrections Act (2017-03-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] reported raising $6.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1258.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1258 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115