3.0.0 9595 2025-05-27T14:13:15Z 2025-05-27T14:13:15Z House H HR 2024-09-16 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 143 (Monday, September 16, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. BURLISON:H.R. 9595.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the United States ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:This bill would improve federal procurement by deploying amyriad of reforms aimed at reducing administrative burden andtraining the acquisition workforce.[Page H5239]</pre> hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Markup By 2024-09-18T18:31:00Z Referred To 2024-09-16T20:01:20Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred To 2024-09-16T20:01:25Z 2024-12-17 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2024-12-16 18:09:06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2024-12-16 18:09:04 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7212-7214) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2024-12-16 18:09:04 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7212-7214) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2024-12-16 18:03:47 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9595. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2024-12-16 18:03:46 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7212-7214) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2024-12-16 18:03:33 Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2024-09-18 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0. Committee 2024-09-18 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2024-09-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2024-09-16 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2024-09-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2024-09-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001316 Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] Eric Burlison R MO 7 N Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies 2024-10-25T17:36:15Z Competition and antitrust 2024-10-25T17:36:26Z Computers and information technology 2024-10-25T17:35:59Z Congressional oversight 2024-10-25T17:36:11Z Employment and training programs 2024-10-25T17:36:06Z Public contracts and procurement 2024-10-25T17:35:52Z Small business 2024-10-25T17:36:20Z Government Operations and Politics 2024-09-18T13:11:52Z

00 2024-09-16 Introduced in House 2024-12-17T17:07:58Z <p><strong>Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act or the FIT Procurement Act</strong></p><p>This bill addresses various issues related to federal procurement policy and the federal acquisition workforce. &nbsp;</p><p>For example, the bill requires</p><ul><li>the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to establish a pilot program to consider incorporating experiential learning into the Federal Credentials Program, the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer’s Representative Program, and the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Program;</li><li>FAI to provide information and communications technology acquisition training for certain acquisition workforce members;</li><li>the General Services Administration to assume responsibility from the Office of Management and Budget for developing and implementing an artificial intelligence training program for certain acquisition workforce members;</li><li>the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to issue guidance to increase competition among eligible firms, including specifying means to validate non-government past performance references and using evaluation methods other than past performance when appropriate; and</li><li>the OFPP to implement regulatory and other non-legislative actions, based on input from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council and the public, to remove barriers to entry for small businesses seeking to participate in federal government procurement.</li></ul><p>The bill also increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000. (The federal government uses less complex procedures for the purchase of property and services valued below the simplified acquisition threshold. Purchases below the micro purchase&nbsp;threshold generally do not require soliciting competitive quotations if the contracting officer considers the price to be reasonable.)</p>

53 2024-12-16 Passed House 2025-01-10T14:17:22Z <p><strong>Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act or the FIT Procurement Act</strong></p><p>This bill addresses various issues related to federal procurement policy and the federal acquisition workforce. &nbsp;</p><p>For example, the bill requires</p><ul><li>the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to establish a pilot program to consider incorporating experiential learning into the Federal Credentials Program, the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer’s Representative Program, and the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Program;</li><li>FAI to provide information and communications technology acquisition training for certain acquisition workforce members;</li><li>the General Services Administration to assume responsibility from the Office of Management and Budget for developing and implementing an artificial intelligence training program for certain acquisition workforce members;</li><li>the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to issue guidance to increase competition among eligible firms, including specifying means to validate non-government past performance references and using evaluation methods other than past performance when appropriate; and</li><li>the OFPP to implement regulatory and other non-legislative actions, based on input from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council and the public, to remove barriers to entry for small businesses seeking to participate in federal government procurement.</li></ul><p>The bill also increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000. (The federal government uses less complex procedures for the purchase of property and services valued below the simplified acquisition threshold. Purchases below the micro purchase&nbsp;threshold generally do not require soliciting competitive quotations if the contracting officer considers the price to be reasonable.)</p>

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