DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 12, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2019
- Passed HouseJun 11, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to (1) strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, (2) review major acquisition programs (programs estimated to require a total expenditure of at least $300 million over their life cycle cost), and (3) review the use of best practices.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 248 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed419–0 | Jun 11, 2019 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 14, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | May 14, 2019 |
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 May 9, 2019Markup May 15, 2019Reported May 30, 2019 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 12, 2019 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 11, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4423)
- Jun 11, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 248). (text: CR 6/10/2019 H4372-4373)
- Jun 11, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 10, 2019Mr. Correa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 10, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4372-4373)
- Jun 10, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2609.
- Jun 10, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 30, 2019Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-96.
- May 30, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 71.
- May 15, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 15, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
- May 9, 2019Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E750Recorded votes H4423enact | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jun 11, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4372, H4373Text printed H4372 | Dan Crenshaw R-TX, J. Luis Correa D-CA | Jun 10, 2019 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 23, 2019H.R. 2609, DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 15, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 77, May 9, 2019, page H3680.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8309 | Keep America Secure Act | Related bill | Sep 18, 2020 |
| HR 8791 | DHS Reform Act of 2020 | Related bill | Nov 20, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Acquisition Review Board in the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jun 11, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 30, 2019Reported in House
- May 9, 2019Introduced 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.
