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HR 1912 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement

DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019

Introduced: March 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 14, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 14, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3759-3760)
May 14, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3759-3760)
May 14, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1912.
May 14, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3759-3761)
May 14, 2019
Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Mar 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019

This bill establishes additional requirements for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisitions that are estimated to require total expenditures of at least $300 million.

These requirements include

  • meeting certain criteria for acquisition documentation, such as validated operational requirements;
  • preparing cost estimates and schedules in a manner consistent with best practices identified by the Government Accountability Office; and
  • an annual comprehensive report on the status of DHS acquisitions.
What's happening now May 15, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8791 Related bill DHS Reform Act of 2020
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · May 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1912: DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1912/
MLA
"H.R. 1912: DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1912/.
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H.R. 1912, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1912/.
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[H.R. 1912: DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1912/)
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