H.R. 5574: HOPR Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

HOPR Act

Plain summary

Homeland Procurement Reform Act or the HOPR Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) procure certain critical equipment of the quality and innovation necessary to carry out effectively their security, enforcement, and investigative missions; and (2) ensure that funds appropriated or otherwise available to its frontline operational components are used for the procurement of covered items only if they meet specified criteria (e.g., that the supplier agree to store items not assembled in the United States in a locked area, report theft of insignia before delivery to the government, destroy defective items with which the insignia is included, and maintain records of such destruction). "Frontline operational component" includes: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection, (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, (3) the Transportation Security Administration, (4) the Coast Guard, and (5) the Secret Service. "Covered items" include: (1) body armor components intended to provide ballistic protection for an individual, (2) helmets that provide head protection, (3) respiratory protection equipment, and (4) any other critical safety item as determined appropriate by DHS. The maximum uniform allowance for an agent of a frontline operational component shall be $1,200. This bill: (1) does not apply to any procurements by a vessel in foreign waters, nor in response to a situation covered by a presidential disaster declaration; and (2) applies to contracts entered into by DHS or any of its component agencies on or after October 1, 2018.

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Official text

HOPR Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] · 14 cosponsors

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J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5574.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5574 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115