# 117-hr-6871: DHS Acquisition Reform Act

117-hr-6871, DHS Acquisition Reform Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS); 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: 117-hr-6871
- Congress: 117
- Title: DHS Acquisition Reform Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

DHS Acquisition Reform Act This bill revises acquisition and procurement programs and activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill (1) designates the DHS Under Secretary for Management as the DHS Chief Acquisition Officer and sets forth the Under Secretary's acquisition-related duties, (2) sets forth new acquisition responsibilities of the DHS Chief Financial Officer and the DHS Chief Information Officer, and (3) establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management Office and sets forth the responsibilities of its Executive Director.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 398 | 15 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6871 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6871)

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