# 117-hr-6861: Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act

117-hr-6861, Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA); status Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6861
- Congress: 117
- Title: Reducing Costs of DHS Acquisitions Act
- Status: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
- Introduced: 2022-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6861 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6861)

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