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Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (S. 1592)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 5/5/2025•119th Congress•Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

5/5/2025 • 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 Senate • 5/5/2025

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Topics & Subjects

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

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

Party Breakdown

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Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

Republican • NE

Sponsored 5/5/2025

Cosponsors (1)

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Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]

D-NJ

Joined 5/5/2025

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

May 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Floor Debate

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Enacted into Law

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate5/5/2025
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Related Bills (1)

H.R. 856

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

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Committee

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Senate

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Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1
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Sources and method

· Record updated May 20, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated May 20, 2026 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:38 PM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in Senate” version, May 5, 2025 · Loaded Nov 1, 2026, 4:38 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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