Washington, July 24 -- Congressman Shri Thanedar issued the following press release:

This week, Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13) and Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-02), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Committee, introduced H.R.9882, the DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act, legislation that creates objective procedures for how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should use public funds to carry out its responsibilities to protect our homeland.

"The Department of Homeland Security's duties to protect the American people are some of our country's most serious," said Congressman Shri Thanedar. "In order to strengthen the American people's confidence in this work, our federal agencies must follow transparen...