HR 5652 United States House · 117th Congress

DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021

Summary

DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to support the Management Directorate in managing DHS acquisitions. The bill lists the board's responsibilities, which include determining whether a proposed acquisition has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisition life cycle framework and is able to proceed to the next phase. The chair of the board must ensure that all actions and decisions made pursuant to the board's responsibilities are documented in an acquisition decision memorandum that includes specified elements, such as the rationale for the decision.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Nov 2021

House Passage

Nov 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Oct 20, 2021 Last action Nov 18, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Nov 18, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Nov 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6294-6295)

lower

Oct 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Oct 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.

lower

Oct 21, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

lower

Oct 20, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

lower

Oct 20, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors