# 115-hr-4038: DHS Accountability Enhancement Act

115-hr-4038, DHS Accountability Enhancement Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4038
- Congress: 115
- Title: DHS Accountability Enhancement Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-10-12
- Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

DHS Accountability Enhancement Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to repeal provisions limiting the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to allocate or reallocate functions among Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers and to establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue organizational units within DHS. Specifically, the bill removes the following requirements: (1) that the pertinent reorganization plan submitted to Congress contain specified elements; and (2) 60 days have expired after the Secretary has provided notice of, including the rationale for, the action to the appropriate congressional committees.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6430: Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018
- 115-hr-3731: Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018
- 115-hr-3641: Free File Permanence Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4038 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4038)

## Related
- [115-hr-6430: Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6430)
- [115-hr-3731: Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3731)
- [115-hr-3641: Free File Permanence Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3641)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4038 (as of 2025-11-18).