US Congress House Bill 1365 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 27 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Innovation Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Under Secretary for Management to: designate an individual within DHS to manage DHS acquisition innovation efforts, test emerging acquisition best practicess, develop and distribute best practices and lessons learned regarding acquisition innovations, establish metrics to measure the effectiveness of acquisition innovation efforts, and determine impacts of acquisition innovation efforts on the private sector by obtaining feedback from it and incorporating such feedback into future acquisition innovation efforts. The bill requires DHS, by 90 days after it submits the annual budget justification for DHS for each of FY2018-FY2022, to provide information to specified congressional committees on: emerging acquisition best practices that were tested within DHS, efforts to distribute best practices and lessons learned within DHS, utilization of best practices by DHS components, performance as measured by the metrics established under this bill, outcomes of efforts to distribute best practices and lessons learned within DHS, impacts of the utilization of innovative acquisition mechanisms by DHS on the private sector, the criteria used to identify specific acquisition programs or activities to be included in acquisition innovation efforts and the outcomes of such programs or activities, and recommendations to enhance acquisition innovation in DHS.

Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Innovation Act

Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]

2017-03-24 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 193 (Y: 424 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2017-03-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-03-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 193). (text: CR H2307)
2017-03-24	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2392)
2017-03-22	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Donovan objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
2017-03-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1365.
2017-03-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2307-2308)
2017-03-22	House	Mr. Donovan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-03-20	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
2017-03-20	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 115-48.
2017-03-08	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-03-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-03-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
2017-03-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1365/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1365/BILLS-115hr1365ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1365/BILLS-115hr1365rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1365/BILLS-115hr1365eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017193