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HOUSE 856119th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Department of Agriculture should use its contingency funds and interchange authority to finance the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Last Action
12/2/2025

Actions

  • 2025-03-04Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • 2025-03-03Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-03-03On 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)
  • 2025-03-03Passed/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)
  • 2025-03-03Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938)
  • 2025-03-03At 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.
  • 2025-03-03DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.
  • 2025-03-03Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933)
  • 2025-03-03Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  • 2025-01-31Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • 2025-01-31Introduced in House
  • 2025-01-31Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2025-01-31 (00)

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.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Gerald Connolly (D-VA)

Subjects

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