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Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act

Introduced: October 22, 2021 Introduced by: Cammack, Kat Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 21, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167.
Jan 21, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-232.
Oct 26, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 26, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 26, 2021
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
Oct 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Oct 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act

This bill directs the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assess certain active contracts for services related to security along the land border with Mexico awarded in FY2021 or earlier.

Specifically, this applies to any contract with a total value of $50 million or more, inclusive of contract options, relating to the procurement of services for DHS with respect to that border.

The assessment must include a strategy to enhance coordination, minimize overlap, and increase cost-effectiveness among such contracts.

What's happening now January 21, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5683: Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5683/
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"H.R. 5683: Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5683/.
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H.R. 5683, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5683/.
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