HR 5457 · Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- Sep 18, 2025
- Latest action
- Dec 16, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Shontel M. Brown [D-OH-11]
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Cosponsors
- 3
Summary
Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act This bill requires federal agencies and Intelligence Community (IC) elements to assess their software inventory and develop software management plans. The bill requires each agency and each IC element to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software paid for by, in use at, or deployed throughout the agency or element. The assessment must include information such as (1) the current inventory of software; (2) contracts and other arrangements used to acquire, build, deploy, or use the software; (3) costs and fees not included in the initial contract or agreement; and (4) the interoperability of the software and restrictions on its use. Each agency and IC element must use their assessment to develop a plan to consolidate software entitlements, develop procedures for cost-effective acquisition strategies, and restrict subordinate entities from using any software entitlement without approval. (A software entitlement is software that has been purchased, leased, or licensed by or billed to an agency and that is subject to use limitations.) Such plans must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. Within two years of enactment, OMB must submit recommendations to Congress regarding government software procurement policies and practices to • increase the interoperability of software licenses; • consolidate licenses when appropriate; • reduce costs; • improve performance; and • modernize the management and oversight of agency software. The GAO must report on certain related topics, including governmentwide trends in agency software asset management practices and comparisons of such practices among agencies.
Recent actions
- Dec 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Dec 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)
- Dec 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)
- Dec 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5457.
- Dec 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5862-5864)
- Dec 15, 2025 Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 2, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.