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Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (H.R. 856)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 1/31/2025•119th Congress•House
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

3/4/2025 • Senate

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.

Introduced in House • 1/31/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement

Congressional Votes (1)

PassedHouse • Roll Call #54

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

March 3, 2025

417
Yea
0
Nay
0
Present
16
Not Voting
D YeaR YeaD NayR NayNot Voting
Democrats
206 Yea / 0 Nay
Republicans
211 Yea / 0 Nay
Independents
0 Yea / 0 Nay
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Related Federal Spending

Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

Party Breakdown

1
Democrats
1
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

R[
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

Republican • FL-19

Sponsored 1/31/2025

Cosponsors (1)

R[
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

D-VA-11

Joined 1/31/2025

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

January 31, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

March 3, 2025

Passed Chamber

March 3, 2025

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (3)

Referred in Senate3/4/2025
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Engrossed in House3/3/2025
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Introduced in House1/31/2025
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Related Bills (1)

S. 1592

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

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Committees

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Senate

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

House

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Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1
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Sources and method

· Record updated Jul 18, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated Jul 18, 2026 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in House” version, Jan 31, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
  • House roll-call votesOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
    Roll-call results on this bill
    Latest roll call Mar 3, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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