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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.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Mar. 04 2025	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Mar. 03
2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938)
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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933)
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

IntroReferral
Jan. 31 2025	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Mar. 03 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)

IntroReferral
Jan. 31 2025	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House bill HR856-119

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

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