Today the House passed
HR
2825, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Authorization Act of 2017,
by a substantially bipartisan vote of 386 to 41. The
bill was considered under the suspension of the rules process that limited
debate and did not allow any amendments to be offered. The bill easily met the
2/3 vote standard for passage under these rules.
A DHS authorization bill has yet to be introduced in the
Senate during this Congress. It would be very unusual for the Senate to take up
this bill without first considering an in-house version first.
The bill does include
provisions addressing:
• Cybersecurity,
• Maritime security, and
• Surface transportation security
There has not been a DHS authorization bill sent to the
President since the Department was originally created in 2002.
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