119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 1692: PATHS Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill extends through FY2028 the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use other transactions (OT) to carry out research and prototype projects when the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements is not feasible or appropriate. (OTs, in contrast to traditional procurement contracts, are exempt from many federal procurement laws and regulations.) DHS must notify Congress within 72 hours of using or extending this authority for research and development projects related to artificial intelligence technology and must offer to brief Congress on the rationale for such a decision.
The bill also lowers from $4 million to $1 million the minimum value of contract awards that DHS must publicly report on its website.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Shri Thanedar D-MIOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Michael Guest SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, passed House3 events+36
- 2Shri ThanedarCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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Other bills by Michael Guest
History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Michael Guest.
Show the full action history (12 actions)
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1127)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1055)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1055)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mr. Green (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1055-1056)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1692.
- At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.