Scope: Federal
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: April 10, 2025
H.R. 2901 in the 119th Congress addresses the Department of Homeland Security's Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. The bill was referred to the House Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability on April 10, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Congress legislating structure of an executive agency's internal civil-liberties oversight office under Article I; measure still pending in subcommittee with no outcome.