H.R. 5652: DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-20 · Government Operations and Politics · 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 2021-10-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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 2021

Plain summary

DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Acquisition Review Board to support the Management Directorate in managing DHS acquisitions. The bill lists the board's responsibilities, which include determining whether a proposed acquisition has met the requirements of key phases of the acquisition life cycle framework and is able to proceed to the next phase. The chair of the board must ensure that all actions and decisions made pursuant to the board's responsibilities are documented in an acquisition decision memorandum that includes specified elements, such as the rationale for the decision.

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Official text

DHS Acquisition Review Board Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] · 5 cosponsors

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Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] reported raising $2.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5652.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5652 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117