Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
- Last Action
- 12/5/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-05Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
- 2024-12-04Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2024-12-04On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6316-6318)
- 2024-12-04Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6316-6318)
- 2024-12-04DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1695.
- 2024-12-04Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6316-6319)
- 2024-12-04Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2023-07-12Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
- 2023-07-12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2023-03-22Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
- 2023-03-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-22 (00)
Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
This bill addresses software asset management practices by federal agencies.
The bill requires each agency to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software entitlements and software inventories of the agency and submit the assessment to the head of the agency, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Congress.
Each agency must use the information developed pursuant to the assessment to develop a plan for the agency to (1) consolidate software licenses of the agency; and (2) adopt enterprise license agreements across the agency by type or category of software in order to improve the performance of, and reduce unnecessary costs across, the agency.
The OMB must submit to Congress a strategy that includes
- proposals to support the adoption of governmentwide enterprise licenses for software entitlements identified through the assessments and plans;
- opportunities to leverage government procurement policies and practices to increase interoperability of software entitlements acquired and deployed to reduce costs and improve performance;
- the incorporation of data on spending by agencies on, the performance of, and management by agencies of software entitlements as part of certain required information; and
- where applicable, directions to agencies to examine options and relevant criteria for transitioning to open-source software.
The GAO must report on governmentwide trends, comparisons among agencies, and other analyses of plans and strategy.
Cosponsors (20)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TX)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
- Christopher Deluzio (D-PA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
Subjects
- Accounting and auditing
- Budget process
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
- Public contracts and procurement
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