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HR 856Passed HouseGovernmenthouse
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Byron Donalds
IntroducedCommitteeFloorCongressLaw
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Latest action · Mar 4, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What it does
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
house · Mar 3, 2025
History
- Mar 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 3, 2025On 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, 2025Passed/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, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938)
- Mar 3, 2025At 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, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.
- Mar 3, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933)
- Mar 3, 2025Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House