PATHS Act
Latest action · Sep 24, 2024 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedSep 6, 2024
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act or the PATHS Act
This bill extends through FY2027 the other transaction authority (OTA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into other transactions to carry out research and prototype projects when the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements is not feasible or appropriate. (Agreements under OTA are exempt from the Federal Acquisition Regulations.) DHS must notify Congress within 72 hours of using or extending OTA for research projects related to artificial intelligence technology and must offer to brief Congress on the rationale for such a decision.
The bill also lowers from $4 million to $1 million the minimum value of contract awards that DHS must publicly report on its website.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 6, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Original | Sep 6, 2024 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 6, 2024Discharged Sep 11, 2024Markup Sep 11, 2024Reported Sep 18, 2024 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Sep 6, 2024 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2024Received in the Senate.
- Sep 23, 2024Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 23, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5595-5596)
- Sep 23, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9459.
- Sep 23, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5595)
- Sep 23, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 18, 2024Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 118-687.
- Sep 18, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581.
- Sep 11, 2024Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology Discharged
- Sep 11, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 11, 2024Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 6, 2024Introduced in House
- Sep 6, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Sep 6, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
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 H5595, H5596Text printed H5595 | Glenn Ivey D-MD, J. Luis Correa D-CA, Mark E. Green R-TN, Michael Guest R-MS | Sep 23, 2024 |
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
- Sep 19, 2024H.R. 9459, PATHS ActAs reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 18, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 138, September 6, 2024, page H5032.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enable secure and trustworthy technology through other transaction contracting authority, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act
- PATHS Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act
- PATHS Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- PATHS Act
- Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2024Received in Senate
- Sep 23, 2024Engrossed in House
- Sep 18, 2024Reported in House
- Sep 6, 2024Introduced in House
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