HR 856 · Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- Jan 31, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 4, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Byron Donalds [R-FL-19]
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of federal agencies to determine whether provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation related to the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process have created any national security risk and report to Congress.
Recent actions
- Mar 4, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 3, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 3, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 54). (text: CR H932)
- Mar 3, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 54). (text: CR H932)
- Mar 3, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938)
- Mar 3, 2025 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Mar 3, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.
- Mar 3, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933)
Votes
- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed · Mar 3, 2025, 11:54 PM