DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 11, 2020 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 21, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 10, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019
This bill revises acquisition and procurement programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The bill (1) designates the DHS Under Secretary for Management as the DHS Chief Acquisition Officer and sets forth the Under Secretary's acquisition-related duties, (2) sets forth new acquisition responsibilities of the DHS Chief Financial Officer and the DHS Chief Information Officer, and (3) establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management office and sets forth the responsibilities of its Executive Director.
The DHS Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans must ensure that acquisition programs support the DHS Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report, the DHS Strategic Plan, the DHS Strategic Priorities, and other appropriate successor documents.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 56 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed380–4 | Feb 10, 2020 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 25, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Jul 25, 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 Jun 21, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019Reported Aug 30, 2019 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Jul 2, 2019Discharged Jul 17, 2019 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 11, 2020 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 10, 2020Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 10, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H995-997)
- Feb 10, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3413.
- Feb 10, 2020At 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.
- Feb 10, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1000)
- Feb 10, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 4 (Roll no. 56). (text: CR H995-997)
- Feb 10, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Aug 30, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-190.
- Aug 30, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 148.
- Jul 17, 2019Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
- Jul 17, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 17, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 2, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- Jun 21, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 | Debate and remarks H995–H997Text printed H995–H997Recorded votes H1000enact | Dan Crenshaw R-TX, Xochitl Torres Small D-NM | Feb 10, 2020 |
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
- Aug 6, 2019H.R. 3413, DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 17, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 105, June 21, 2019, page H5037.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-98 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: PROMISES AND CHALLENGES OF EVOLVING AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES312 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 11, 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 provide for certain acquisition authorities for the Under Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Accounting and auditing
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Emergency Management
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 11, 2020Referred in Senate
- Feb 10, 2020Engrossed in House
- Aug 30, 2019Reported in House
- Jun 21, 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.
