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HR 5652 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Public contracts and procurement

DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021

Introduced: November 3, 2021 Introduced by: Van Drew, Jefferson Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 16, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 16, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6294-6295)
Nov 16, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6294-6295)
Nov 16, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5652.
Nov 16, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6294-6296)
Nov 16, 2021
Mr. Correa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 26, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 26, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 26, 2021
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
Oct 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 18, 2021

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

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Demings, Val
· Nov 3, 2021
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Nov 2, 2021
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Nov 2, 2021
Katko, John
· Nov 2, 2021
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Nov 2, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5652: DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5652/
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"H.R. 5652: DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5652/.
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H.R. 5652, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5652/.
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