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Votes at a glance

- H.R.1569, the CATCH Fentanyl Act: Reported favorably (voice vote). The bill would establish pilot programs to test technologies to improve cargo inspection and detection of illicit drugs and smuggled individuals at land ports of entry.

- H.R.1508, DHS Special Events Program and Support Act: Reported favorably (voice vote). The bill would codify and authorize the Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR) program (sometimes referenced as SEER in committee) to assess risks at major events and provide federal coordination for high-rated events.

- H.R.2158, Countering Transnational Repression Act; H.R.2116, Law Enforcement Support and Counter-Transnational Repression Act; and H.R.2139, Strengthening State and Local Efforts to Counter Transnational Repression: Reported favorably (voice votes). The three related bills together would establish a transnational repression working group at DHS, create public-awareness and victim-support measures, and fund training for state and local law enforcement to identify and investigate transnational repression.

- H.R.881, DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act: Reported favorably (voice vote). An amendment in the nature of a substitute that includes a DHS waiver procedure was adopted; the committee chair and ranking member described the language as the result of bipartisan negotiation and oversight consultation.

- H.R.2659, Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act: Reported favorably (voice vote). The bill would establish an interagency task force to coordinate assessments and responses to state-sponsored cyber threats, led by CISA with co-chairing by the FBI, and require classified and public reporting timelines.

- H.R.2285, DHS Basic Training Accreditation Improvement Act: Reported favorably (voice vote). The bill would direct DHS to report annually on accreditation status of DHS basic training programs and a plan to achieve accreditation where missing.

- H.R.1327, Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Act: Reported favorably (voice vote). The bill directs DHS to assess threats posed by individuals in Syria associated with foreign terrorist organizations and deliver a report to Congress.

- H.R.1608, Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025: Reported favorably as amended (voice vote). The bill directs DHS to report on emerging vehicle-based threats and countermeasures and to coordinate with state and local partners; the committee adopted an amendment that corrected the reported casualty number and changed wording to ‘‘public demonstrations’’ and a one-time briefing technical correction.

- H.R.820, Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement (BABES) Act: Reported favorably (voice vote). The bill would require TSA to update guidance and procedures to reduce contamination risk and inconsistent treatment of breast milk, baby formula and pumping equipment during security screening.

Committee members framed the package as largely bipartisan. Several speakers emphasized the national importance of tackling fentanyl trafficking, strengthening cyber defenses against state-sponsored actors, and countering transnational repression that targets diaspora communities on U.S. soil. Members also stressed the need to preserve operational security where release of information could impede law enforcement and intelligence operations.

Several sponsors and committee leads thanked colleagues for cross-party cooperation. Where members voiced reservations (most notably on public reporting that could reveal operational practices), the committee recorded those concerns in the hearing transcript and encouraged further staff-level coordination with DHS and relevant federal partners before or during House floor consideration.

Next steps

Each bill will be placed on the House calendar and may be scheduled for floor consideration or included in further legislative vehicles. Committee staff were authorized to make technical and conforming edits to reported texts before transmittal to the House clerk.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Full Committee Markup","oneSentenceSummary","The House Committee on Homeland Security reported a package of bipartisan bills addressing fentanyl detection, special-events security, transnational repression, cyber resilience, restrictions related to Confucius Institutes, vehicular-terrorism reporting, training accreditation, and TSA screening guidance for breast milk and related items.","taxTitle","Homeland Security: House Committee, Standing Committees - House & Senate, Congressional Hearings Compilation, Legislative, Federal","taxId",1831,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6081951,"House Homeland Security Committee backs bill to require monthly public reports on ‘special interest aliens’",2752,1772000,4524000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2940583-db32bbe1a2f632ad6544a5fa2a19474b&start=1772&end=4524","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2940583-db32bbe1a2f632ad6544a5fa2a19474b/thumbnail_1772000.jpg","/articles/6081951/House-Homeland-Security-Committee-backs-bill-to-require-monthly-public-reports-on-special-interest-aliens","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081951-bd95573b5cef307f6ddb13cd396b256c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771187908&Signature=R~xriLa3wbtGud-ZTtWVFuPd9YAHomOZxy3rViPvYdWpSPgvwrLl9~rahR6hNHadVXWX1-2dnZdpxPRWPQFQVlBT59iGlPmM4QhQFrCGV9J~8ZbKWNDIilw4Uwwk1GzPqF2kaW1oJLzR2NeF5PINwesdv8hXAJadzeEa5H5MNwZ57XfrqToCgc8Vxywi4LheEieaKXxuGbOeVkHIhMT5KNbe09na6TzZ0AbjnU~eaLzWQPsk1jYFLxcGTZLQ0WWHLgjpKp5eSBdwHWoV3dL1jCx9WXLt7Ew8kRWkGRMcOzZVeCao0ya1X6-UPaW9gSnRaNP4N9WFOWLnycacCo1uIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Committee on Homeland Security on Thursday approved H.R.275, the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act, a bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security to publish monthly counts of ‘‘special interest aliens’’ (SIAs) encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States.

The bill’s sponsor, Representative Green of Georgia, urged support during the markup, saying the measure would provide ‘‘the American people’’ with transparency about ‘‘how many potential terrorists are coming across the border and which countries they are from.’’

The measure prompted lengthy debate over whether publishing the data would help adversaries or improve oversight. Ranking Member Thompson opposed the bill, arguing in committee that publishing certain data could provide cartels and terrorists with ‘‘real time information’’ about screening practices and thereby harm national security. Thompson called for DHS and the committee to cooperate on what information could be safely released without endangering operations.

Other members split along similar lines. Representative Higgins, who supported the bill, drew on his experience working on counterterrorism task forces and said a public ‘‘scoreboard’’ of interdictions can be a disincentive to bad actors. Representatives Goldman and others urged caution and emphasized due process and evidentiary standards when labeling individuals as terrorists. Several members sought to narrow the bill to require only aggregate numbers; sponsor Green and others defended language in the amendment that would also call for disaggregation by geographic region and categories of encounter.

The committee adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Representative Green; the amendment made the substitute the base text for further amendment and remained the text reported to the House. Following debate, the committee first agreed to the substitute by voice and then proceeded to a recorded roll call on reporting the bill to the House. The clerk’s tally, as announced by the clerk, was 15 ayes and 12 noes.

A roll call recorded members voting aye: Guest; Jimenez; Pfluger; Green of Georgia; Littrell; Strong; Burkin; Crane; Ogles; Biggs; Evans (CO); McKenzie; Knott; Higgins; and Chairman Green. Members recorded voting no included Ranking Member Thompson; Swalwell; Correa; Kanadar; Magaziner; Goldman; Ramirez; Kennedy; McIver; Johnson; Hernandez; Carter; and Garcia.

Committee members who opposed the bill said they support transparency but not at the expense of operational secrecy and due process. Supporters said the bill would apply to successive administrations and provide a consistent public accounting rather than replacing operational discretion.

The committee filed H.R.275 as amended to be reported favorably to the House, and the motion to report was agreed to. The committee clerk recorded the vote and the motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The committee transcript shows the debate spanned sustained questioning about whether the statute requires only numbers or also disaggregated information and the extent to which DHS already publishes similar data on public sites. Committee members said they intend to continue consultations with DHS and the relevant executive offices.

The committee also noted that the House Judiciary Committee had previously released a related report on border encounters; representatives used that report in the markup discussion to frame the scope of prior public reporting and oversight.

The bill now moves to the full House calendar for further consideration.","The House Committee on Homeland Security approved H.R.275, the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act, after extended debate over transparency and national security risks; the amendment in the nature of a substitute was adopted and the bill was reported to the House by a recorded vote of 15–12.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances package of homeland-security bills on fentanyl, cyber, transnational repression and other topics

House Homeland Security Committee backs bill to require monthly public reports on ‘special interest aliens’