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HOUSE 5528118th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Last Action
12/2/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-02Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
  • 2024-12-02Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-258.
  • 2024-12-02Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-258.
  • 2024-05-15Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • 2024-01-30Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2024-01-29The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-01-29Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2024-01-29On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)
  • 2024-01-29Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)
  • 2024-01-29Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H265-266)
  • 2024-01-29At 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.
  • 2024-01-29DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5528.
  • 2024-01-29Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H257-258)
  • 2024-01-29Mr. Donalds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  • 2023-09-20Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

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CRS Summary

As of 2023-09-18 (00)

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act of 2023

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of each agency 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.

Cosponsors (2)

  • Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
  • Gerald Connolly (D-VA)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Public contracts and procurement
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