DART Act
Public Law 112-217 · S. 1998 · 112th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 20, 2012 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA)
Cosponsors (2): Sen. Thomas Carper, Sen. Ron Johnson
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012 or the DART Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in order to ensure compliance with the Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act, to take the necessary steps to ensure that the full set of consolidated financial statements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2013 and each fiscal year thereafter are ready in a timely manner and in preparation for an audit as part of preparing required performance and accountability reports in order to obtain an unqualified opinion.
Requires each annual report on the status of financial management of DHS submitted by the Chief Financial Officer of DHS to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during the period between the enactment of this Act and the date such an unqualified opinion is submitted to include a plan: (1) to obtain such opinion; (2) that addresses how and by when DHS will eliminate material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in internal controls over financial reporting; and (3) to modernize DHS's financial management systems.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
- Homeland Security Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee
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Related bills
The record lists no related bills.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Dec 20, 2012Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 112-217.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 14, 2012FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 12, 2012FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1998.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 30, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management.
- Nov 29, 2012FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee conc…
- Nov 28, 2012FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 2, 2012CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/22/2012 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-230.
- Apr 25, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Dec 15, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.