H.R. 2609DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019

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Sponsor: Dan Crenshaw [R-TX-02]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Emergency Management
Committees: Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jun 12, 2019 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

IntroducedMay 9, 2019
Passed the HouseJun 11, 2019
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to (1) strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, (2) review major acquisition programs (programs estimated to require a total expenditure of at least $300 million over their life cycle cost), and (3) review the use of best practices.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2609 as passed House on Jun 11, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 248

House Jun 11, 2019

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

DHS Acquisition Review Board Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

419 Yea 0 Nay 13 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members432 members

Democratic234 members

Republican198 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2609 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

DXochitl Torres Small [D-NM-02]Joined May 14, 2019

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