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S. 2816 · 110th Congress

A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland…

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A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Law · 110-388 · Oct 10, 2008
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GVR VoinovichSponsor
2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
DAD Akaka PDR Domenici

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 3, 2008
  2. Senate Passed Sep 23, 2008
  3. House Passed Sep 27, 2008
  4. President To the President Oct 2, 2008
  5. President Signed Oct 10, 2008
  6. Law Oct 10, 2008

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to repeal a provision that includes the Chief Human Capital Officer among the officials of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be appointed by the President.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Sep 27, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to repeal a provision that includes the Chief Human Capital Officer among the officials of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be appointed by the President.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to provide for the appointment of the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Latest action (Oct 10, 2008): Became Public Law No: 110-388.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 3, 2008

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Apr 3, 2008
  2. Senate Passed Sep 23, 2008
  3. House Passed Sep 27, 2008
  4. President To the President Oct 2, 2008
  5. President Signed Oct 10, 2008
  6. Law Oct 10, 2008

No recorded floor vote found.