H.R. 2609: DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
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H.R. 2609: DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-09 · Emergency Management · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 248 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2609 (2019-06-11), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
Plain summary
DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to (1) strengthen accountability and uniformity within the DHS acquisition review process, (2) review major acquisition programs (programs estimated to require a total expenditure of at least $300 million over their life cycle cost), and (3) review the use of best practices.
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Official text
DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2609, DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2019 (2019-05-23)
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 248 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR2609 (2019-06-11): Passed
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2609.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr2609 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116