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H.R. 5391 114th Congress House

Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance certain duties of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2016 See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Nuclear weaponsResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentTechnology assessment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 27, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5952)
Sep 27, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5952)
Sep 27, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5391.
Sep 27, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5952-5954)
Sep 27, 2016
Mr. Ratcliffe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 1, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
Jul 1, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-652.
Jun 8, 2016
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 8, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 7, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jun 7, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 28, 2016

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, in conducting research and development to generate and improve technologies to detect and prevent the illicit entry, transport, assembly, or potential use within the United States of a nuclear explosive device or fissile or radiological material, to:

  • develop and maintain documentation that provides information on how the Office's research investments align with gaps in the enhanced global nuclear detection architecture and with research challenges identified by the Director, and that defines in detail how the Office will address such research challenges;
  • document the rational for prioritizing and selecting research topics; and
  • develop a systematic approach for evaluating how the outcomes of the Office's individual research projects collectively contribute to addressing its research challenges.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 690 Reintroduced Bill Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act
  • HR 6381 DHS Reform and Improvement Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5391: Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5391/
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"H.R. 5391: Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5391/.
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