H.R. 1353: Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 178 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1353 (2017-03-21), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to submit annually (currently, biennially): an update to its strategic five-year technology investment plan, and a report on the extent to which security-related technology acquired since the last issuance or update of the plan is consistent with the planned technology programs and projects identified for that security-related technology. The TSA shall also include information about acquisitions completed during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which such report is submitted. The TSA shall: report to Congress on any TSA equipment that is operating after the end of its life-cycle or the end of its useful life projection under the plan, and notify airports and airlines of any changes to the plan.

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Official text

Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1353, Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017 (2017-04-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), William R. Keating (D-MA)

Recorded votes

House roll call 178 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1353 (2017-03-21): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1353.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1353 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115