3.0.0 5457 2026-02-28T00:46:36Z 2026-02-28T00:46:36Z House H HR 2025-09-18 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5457 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 153 (Thursday, September 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWN:H.R. 5457.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section VIII[Page H4456]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-12-16T19:22:11Z hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Markup By 2025-12-02T17:43:08Z Referred To 2025-09-18T14:03:25Z Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act 119 2417 HR 2025-03-27 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Identical bill CRS Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act 119 1956 S 2025-06-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2025-12-16 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-12-15 15:02:27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 15:02:24 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 15:02:24 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-12-15 14:56:54 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5457. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 14:56:52 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5862-5864) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-15 14:56:39 Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-02 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0. Committee 2025-12-02 hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2025-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001313 Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] Shontel Brown D OH M. 11 N M000194 Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] Nancy Mace R SC 1 2025-09-18 True F000246 Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] Pat Fallon R TX 4 2025-09-18 True M001232 Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] April McClain Delaney D MD 6 2025-09-18 True Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Budget process 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Computers and information technology 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Congressional oversight 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Government information and archives 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Government studies and investigations 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Licensing and registrations 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Public contracts and procurement 2025-12-17T19:22:07Z Government Operations and Politics 2025-12-09T21:00:32Z 00 2025-09-18 Introduced in House 2025-12-13T01:47:01Z Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

This bill requires federal agencies and Intelligence Community (IC) elements to assess their software inventory and develop software management plans.

The bill requires each agency and each IC element to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software paid for by, in use at, or deployed throughout the agency or element. The assessment must include information such as (1) the current inventory of software; (2) contracts and other arrangements used to acquire, build, deploy, or use the software; (3) costs and fees not included in the initial contract or agreement; and (4) the interoperability of the software and restrictions on its use.

Each agency and IC element must use their assessment to develop a plan to consolidate software entitlements, develop procedures for cost-effective acquisition strategies, and restrict subordinate entities from using any software entitlement without approval. (A software entitlement is software that has been purchased, leased, or licensed by or billed to an agency and that is subject to use limitations.) Such plans must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress. 

Within two years of enactment, OMB must submit recommendations to Congress regarding government software procurement policies and practices to

    • increase the interoperability of software licenses;
    • consolidate licenses when appropriate;
    • reduce costs;
    • improve performance; and
    • modernize the management and oversight of agency software.
    
The GAO must report on certain related topics, including governmentwide trends in agency software asset management practices and comparisons of such practices among agencies.

]]> Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act 2025-12-18T05:23:13Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes. 2025-12-17T04:23:22Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act 2025-12-17T04:23:22Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act 2025-10-01T04:53:15Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act 2025-10-01T04:53:14Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes. 2025-10-01T04:48:24Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5457rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr5457rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5457eh/xml/BILLS-119hr5457eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5457ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5457ih.xml 2025-12-16 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.