DHS Acquisition Reform Act
Latest action · May 18, 2022 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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2022
- Passed HouseMay 17, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
DHS Acquisition Reform Act
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 196 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed398–15 | May 17, 2022 |
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Feb 28, 2022 |
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 Feb 28, 2022Markup Mar 2, 2022 |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2022Discharged Mar 2, 2022 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 18, 2022 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- May 17, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5077-5078)
- May 17, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 15 (Roll no. 196). (text: 05/16/2022 CR H4985-4988)
- May 17, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 16, 2022Mr. Malinowski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 16, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4985-4988)
- May 16, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6871.
- May 16, 2022At 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.
- Mar 2, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 2, 2022Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 2, 2022Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
- Mar 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
- Feb 28, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2022Referred 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 | Recorded votes H5077enactLists H5078Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6871, DHS Acquisition Reform Act | — | May 17, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4985–H4988Text printed H4985–H4988 | Jake LaTurner R-KS, Tom Malinowski D-NJ | May 16, 2022 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 6, 2022H.R. 6871, DHS Acquisition Reform ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 2, 2022
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 36, February 28, 2022, page H1176.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4357 | DHS Reform Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 7, 2021 |
Titles 4
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
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- DHS Acquisition Reform Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- DHS Acquisition Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 18, 2022Referred in Senate
- May 17, 2022Engrossed in House
- Feb 28, 2022Introduced 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.
