A Concurrent Resolution commemorating June 6, 2025, as "D-Day" in Pennsylvania.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Marc Anderson and 28 co-sponsors

Creates a Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force to coordinate statewide preparedness, response, and prevention for disasters, terrorism, and critical infrastructure threats.

Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness

Summary — H.R. 242 (as provided)

Bill number: H.R. 242
Title (as listed): HOMELAND SECURITY: Creates the Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force
Classification: Resolution
Introduced: January 9, 2025
Current status (from provided actions): Read by title, returned to the calendar (last noted 2025-06-10).
Sponsors (from supplied metadata): Pete Sessions (primary); Derrick Jackson; Tremaine Reese; Charles Owen; Alonzo Knox (cosponsor)

Main purpose (as stated by title)

Based on the bill title, the intent is to establish a Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force. Such a task force would typically coordinate statewide preparedness, response, and prevention activities related to homeland security threats (natural disasters, terrorism, critical infrastructure threats, etc.).

Important caveat about the provided document

The document text you provided does not contain a coherent legislative draft creating a Louisiana task force. Instead it contains multiple, disparate resolution texts (memorial for former Alabama Representative Mary Zoghby; Illinois “Contractor Fraud Awareness Week”; Georgia “Alpha Day at the Capitol”; a short, possibly placeholder “MANAGER Act” citation line; and other routing language). Because of this mix, no specific statutory language, membership lists, powers, funding amounts, reporting deadlines, or operational details for a Louisiana Task Force are present in the materials you supplied.

Known procedural timeline (from supplied actions)

Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: 2025-01-09

Multiple committee referrals, calendar placements, and readings between Feb–June 2025 (see full actions list).

Notable actions: Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar and adopted in some jurisdictional contexts (dates vary in the mixed records).

Most recent entry: 2025-06-10 — Read by title, returned to the calendar.

What is missing (needed to assess substance and impact)

Actual bill text establishing the Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force (membership, duties, authorities).

Any appropriation or funding amounts, or references to existing state agencies (Governor’s office, Department of Public Safety, National Guard, etc.).

Reporting requirements, sunset/clause, or implementation timeline.

Likely key provisions such a bill would include (for stakeholder consideration)

Defined membership (state officials, law enforcement, emergency managers, private-sector/infrastructure reps).

Duties: threat assessment, plans coordination, information-sharing, training/exercises, public outreach.

Reporting to the governor/legislature and periodic reviews.

Funding or use of existing agency resources; possible interplay with federal grants (FEMA, DHS).
Note: these are plausible elements, not extracted from the provided text.

Who would be affected

State emergency management and homeland security agencies; local governments; law enforcement; critical infrastructure operators; residents impacted by disasters or security incidents. Potential fiscal impact depends on whether new funding or staffing is authorized.

If you want a precise, legally accurate summary of the bill’s provisions and impacts, please provide the actual text of H.R. 242 that sets out the Task Force creation language (or confirm which of the disparate resolution texts is the one you want summarized).