3.0.0 6162 2023-01-12T17:52:17Z 2023-01-12T17:52:17Z House H HR 2006-09-25 109 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-11-13T21:53:50Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Referred to 2006-09-26T21:24:20Z Referred to 2006-09-25T16:15:00Z 2006-11-13 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2006-09-28 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2006-09-28 14:11:35 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 14:11:33 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7706-7707) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 14:11:33 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7706-7707) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-28 13:52:48 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6162. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 13:52:45 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7706-7709) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-28 13:52:13 Mr. Rogers (AL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity. Committee 2006-09-25 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2006-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2006-09-25 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2006-09-25 True Crime and Law Enforcement Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Boundaries Cameras Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Department of Homeland Security Drug abuse Drug law enforcement Drug traffic Economics and Public Finance Electronic surveillance Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government procurement Illegal aliens Immigration Inspectors general International Affairs Minorities Minority business enterprises Performance measurement Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Small business Smuggling Terrorism Waste in government spending Women Women in business Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2006-09-25 Introduced in House 2006-10-11T18:01:57Z Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act of 2006 - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) determine whether each contract action related to DHS's Secure Border Initiative having a value greater than $20 million complies with applicable cost requirements, performance objectives, program milestones, inclusion of small, minority, and women-owned business, and timelines; (2) submit findings to the Secretary of Homeland Security, including regarding cost overruns, delays in contract execution, lack of rigorous contract management, insufficient financial oversight, bundling that limits the ability of small business to compete, or other high risk business practices; and (3) refer information regarding improper conduct or wrongdoing identified to the appropriate DHS official for purposes of evaluating whether to suspend or debar a contractor.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the findings and the steps taken or planned to address the problems identified.

]]> 81 2006-09-28 Passed House without amendment 2006-11-03T20:39:41Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act of 2006 - Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) determine whether each contract action related to DHS's Secure Border Initiative having a value greater than $20 million complies with cost requirements, performance objectives, program milestones, inclusion of small, minority, and women-owned business, and timelines; (2) submit findings to the Secretary of Homeland Security, including regarding cost overruns, delays in contract execution, lack of rigorous contract management, insufficient financial oversight, bundling that limits the ability of small business to compete, or other high risk business practices; and (3) refer information regarding improper conduct or wrongdoing to the appropriate DHS official for purposes of evaluating whether to suspend or debar a contractor.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the findings and the steps taken or planned to address the problems identified.

Authorizes additional appropriations to the Office of the Inspector General for FY2007-FY2009 to carry out this Act.

]]> Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act of 2006 Display Title Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To require financial accountability with respect to certain contract actions related to the Secure Border Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act of 2006 Short Titles as Passed House Secure Border Initiative Financial Accountability Act of 2006 H House Referred in Senate 2006-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6162rfs/xml/BILLS-109hr6162rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2006-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6162eh/xml/BILLS-109hr6162eh.xml Introduced in House 2006-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6162ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6162ih.xml 2006-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.