S. 1620: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
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S. 1620: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on: the number of information technology systems at DHS; the number of such systems exhibiting duplication or fragmentation (i.e., where there are two or more systems or programs that deliver similar functionality to similar user populations); a strategy for reducing such duplicative systems, including an assessment of potential cost savings; and a methodology for determining which system should be eliminated when there is duplication or fragmentation.
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Official text
DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1620, DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015 (2015-07-07)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1620.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s1620 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114