H.R. 7098

Summary

H.R. 7098, the Homeland Threat Response Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 15, 2026 by Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7098 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7098 IH: Homeland Threat Response Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-15
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7098  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 15, 2026   Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the deployment and assistance of CBP relating to investigations of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Homeland Threat Response Act  .
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Deployment and assistance of CBP relating to investigations of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings
Paragraph (1) of section 875(d) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 455(d) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement  and inserting  , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or U.S. Customs and Border Protection ; and
(2)
inserting  response, threat mitigation, resolution, and  before  investigation .

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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the deployment and assistance of CBP relating to investigations of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Ernest Gonzales (R) sponsors H.R. 7098 alone.

Ernest Gonzales

Rep. · R–TX-23 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7098 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jan 15, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7098 has taken 2 actions since Jan 15, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7098 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7098 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the deployment and assistance of CBP relating to investigations of certain violent acts, shootings, and mass killings, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Homeland Threat Response Act — Display Title
• Homeland Threat Response Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7098 in 2 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7098 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7098’s is Immigration.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com