To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve morale within the Department of Homeland Security workforce by conferring new responsibilities to the Chief Human Capital Officer, establishing an employee engagement steering committee, requiring action plans, and authorizing an annual employee award program, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
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Position statements
What legislators are saying
“the daily leader: tuesday, april 20, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Apr 20, 2021
“the daily leader: monday, april 19, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Apr 18, 2021
“the weekly leader: friday, april 16, 2021”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Apr 16, 2021
History
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Jan 25, 2021
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Introduced
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Apr 16, 2021
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Text Published
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Apr 20, 2021
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 9, 2021
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Dec 7, 2021
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Final Bill —
Passed House
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Dec 15, 2021
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Dec 27, 2021
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 490 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 490. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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