H.Res. 113: Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-05 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 7.

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Official title

Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.

Plain summary

This resolution directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives documentation relating to the security of DHS information and the recruitment and retention of the DHS workforce, particularly relating to Department of Government Efficiency and Office of Personnel Management access to DHS data.

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Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the security of Department information and data and the recruitment and retention of its workforce.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres113.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hres113 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills