US HB6588 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Pending: House Oversight, Management, and Accountability Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Pending: House Oversight, Management, and Accountability Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a homeland security higher education advisory council. Such council must make recommendations to DHS on matters concerning homeland security and the academic community, including the threat of foreign influence and interference in the United States, homeland security academic and research programs, issues relating to international students (e.g., visas), and cybersecurity.
Title
Homeland Security Higher Education Advisory Council Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] |
| Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability. |
| 2020-04-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, 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. |
| 2020-04-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, 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. |
| 2020-04-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, 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. |
| 2020-04-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Reform, 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. |
| 2020-04-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4205 (Related) 2020-07-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S4229-4230)
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Education
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Homeland security
Research and development
Visas and passports
Advisory bodies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Education
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Homeland security
Research and development
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6588/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6588/BILLS-116hr6588ih.pdf |
