H.R. 856 · 119th Congress
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
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- House Introduced Jan 31, 2025
- House Passed Mar 3, 2025 417–0
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 31, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
Latest action (Mar 4, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 31, 2025
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- House Introduced Jan 31, 2025
- House Passed Mar 3, 2025 417–0
Final vote · House · Mar 3, 2025
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson