H.R. 6861: Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act

Plain summary

Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act This bill requires notification of the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Congress if a major acquisition program of DHS fails to satisfy any approved cost, schedule, or performance threshold. Major acquisition program means (1) a capital asset, service, or hybrid acquisition program that is estimated by DHS to require an eventual total expenditure of at least $300 million over the life-cycle cost of the program; or (2) an acquisition program identified as a program of special interest. If such a failure occurs, or is expected to occur, the bill requires a remediation plan and root cause analysis. The Management Directorate must review such plan and either approve it for continuation or provide an alternative proposed corrective action.

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Official text

Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6861, Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act (2022-05-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael Guest (R-MS), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Clay Higgins (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] reported raising $738,198 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr6861.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6861 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117