HR 1626 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015

Introduced Mar 25, 2015 Originated House Became Public Law 114-43 Sponsor Will Hurd R-TX

Latest action · Aug 6, 2015 Became Public Law No: 114-43.

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.

IntroducedMar 25, 2015
Passed HouseJun 23, 2015
Passed SenateJul 23, 2015
To the PresidentJul 27, 2015
Became lawAug 6, 2015Public Law 114-43

Summary

Version

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 17, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Directs the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on:

the number of information technology systems at DHS;
the number of such systems exhibiting duplication or fragmentation (i.e., where there are two or more systems or programs that deliver similar functionality to similar user populations);
a strategy for reducing such duplicative systems, including an assessment of potential cost savings; and
a methodology for determining which system should be eliminated when there is duplication or fragmentation.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2015 to May 8, 2015; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk	Original	Mar 25, 2015
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Mar 25, 2015
R-NY	John Katko	Original	Mar 25, 2015
R-TX	John Ratcliffe	Original	Mar 25, 2015
R-NC	Mark Walker	Original	Mar 25, 2015
R-AZ	Martha McSally	Original	Mar 25, 2015
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Mar 25, 2015
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		May 8, 2015

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 Mar 25, 2015Markup May 20, 2015Reported Jun 17, 2015
	Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee	Referred Apr 7, 2015Markup May 13, 2015Reported May 13, 2015
Senate	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Referred Jun 24, 2015Discharged Jul 24, 2015

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

Aug 6, 2015Signed by President.
Aug 6, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-43.
Jul 27, 2015Presented to President.
Jul 24, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 23, 2015Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5558-5559)
Jul 23, 2015Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5558-5559)
Jul 23, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 24, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 23, 2015Mr. Hurd (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 23, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4572)
Jun 23, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1626.
Jun 23, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4572)
Jun 23, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 17, 2015Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-162.
Jun 17, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
May 20, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2015Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 13, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Apr 7, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2015Referred 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
Senate	Debate and remarks S5558	Dan Sullivan R-AK	Jul 23, 2015
House	Debate and remarks H4572Text printed H4572	Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ, Will Hurd R-TX	Jun 23, 2015

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.

Committee report

H. Rept. 114-162

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Jun 3, 2015H.R. 1626, DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2015

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 50, March 25, 2015, page H2034.

CRS reports 7

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1620	DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015	Related bill	Apr 28, 2016

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To reduce duplication of information technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
Short Titles as Reported to House: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
Short Titles as Passed House: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
Short Titles as Passed Senate: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
Short Titles as Enacted: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015

Subjects

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Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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