DHS Accountability Act of 2012
Latest action · Nov 28, 2012 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 7, 2012
- Passed HouseNov 27, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DHS Accountability Act of 2012 - Establishes in the legislative branch an independent advisory panel to: (1) comprehensively assess the management structure and capabilities related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and (2) make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of DHS management.
Directs the panel to examine: (1) the efficiency and effectiveness of the management structure and capabilities, including the policies, practices, and procedures, of DHS and its component agencies in carrying out management functions, such as program acquisition, financial management, information technology, human capital issues, performance measurement, and risk management efforts, related to homeland security; (2) the extent to which unnecessary duplication exists in such management structure and capabilities and how any such duplication negatively affects the mission of protecting the United States; (3) the extent to which management of key homeland security missions is centralized under DHS; (4) options to reduce or eliminate harmful waste and duplication of effort in DHS; and (5) measures to evaluate DHS's progress in reducing and eliminating waste and duplication from its management structure and capabilities.
Urges the panel to consult and leverage the work performed and recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on DHS management structure and capabilities.
Directs the panel to submit a final report on its findings and recommendations within two years of the appointment of its members. Terminates the panel 60 days after submission of such report.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 7, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Jun 7, 2012 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jun 7, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 7, 2012 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2012Markup Aug 1, 2012Reported Aug 1, 2012 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 28, 2012 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2012Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Nov 27, 2012Mr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 27, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6434-6437)
- Nov 27, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5913.
- Nov 27, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6434-6435)
- Nov 27, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 1, 2012Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Aug 1, 2012Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jun 14, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.
- Jun 7, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 7, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1841 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Nov 29, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6434–H6437Text printed H6434 | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, William R. Keating D-MA | Nov 27, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3661.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create an independent advisory panel to comprehensively assess the management structure and capabilities related to the Department of Homeland Security and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the Department.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- DHS Accountability Act of 2012
- Short Titles as Passed House
- DHS Accountability Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2012Referred in Senate
- Nov 27, 2012Engrossed in House
- Jun 7, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
