HR 6871 United States House · 117th Congress

DHS Acquisition Reform Act

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

May 2022

House Passage

May 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 28, 2022 Last action May 18, 2022

Floor votes · House May 17, 2022

How they voted

398–15

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 428

May 17, 2022

D Democratic220

212 Yea 4 Nay 4

96% Yea

R Republican208

186 Yea 11 Nay 11

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 18, 2022

Committee

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

upper

May 17, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/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).

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.

lower

Mar 2, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Mar 1, 2022

Committee

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

lower

Feb 28, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

lower

Feb 28, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors