Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act
USA117th CongressHR-5683| House
| Updated: 1/21/2022
Kat Cammack
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee, Homeland Security Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-232.
Government Operations and Politics
Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsLatin AmericaMexicoPublic contracts and procurement
Department of Homeland Security Border Support Services Contracts Review Act
USA117th CongressHR-5683| House
| Updated: 1/21/2022
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 117-232.
Kat Cammack
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (1)
Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee, Homeland Security Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsLatin AmericaMexicoPublic contracts and procurement