DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-07 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Congress of any serious injury or death of any individual in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with dhs-custody-injury-death-notification: Custody death/injury notification would complement DHS CRCL’s oversight role over detention conditions and civil liberties within the department. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-24 — Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Defense-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Amendment: cross-connection with dod-title-vi-nondiscrimination-federally-assisted-programs: Parallel civil rights administration in national security agencies; the DoD rule illustrates how EO 14281 is reshaping federal civil rights enforcement across security-related departments. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-02 — Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act: HR9579 introduced to statutorily authorize the existing DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (novelty: 2)