3.0.0 856 2026-07-11T23:53:18Z 2026-07-18T22:25:36Z House H HR 2025-01-31 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/856 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DONALDS:H.R. 856.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Sec. 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H433]]]> ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-04T17:41:34Z hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-01-31T15:06:20Z Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act 119 1592 S 2025-05-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2025-03-04 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 2025-03-03 18:57:07 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-03-03 18:57:06 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) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 54 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll054.xml House 119 2025-03-03T23:57:06Z 1 2025-03-03 18:57:06 Passed/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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 54 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll054.xml House 119 2025-03-03T23:57:06Z 1 2025-03-03 18:31:18 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-03 16:13:00 At 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. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2025-03-03 16:03:02 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-03 16:03:01 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-03-03 16:03:00 Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-01-31 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Government Reform Committee 2025-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000032 Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Byron Donalds R FL 19 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2025-01-31 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight 2025-03-05T16:05:11Z Government information and archives 2025-03-05T16:05:11Z Public contracts and procurement 2025-03-05T16:05:11Z Government Operations and Politics 2025-03-03T11:55:59Z 00 2025-01-31 Introduced in House 2025-03-03T15:05:22Z 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.

]]> Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes. 2026-07-11T23:53:18Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act 2025-03-07T04:23:19Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act 2025-03-05T05:08:18Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act 2025-02-28T09:08:22Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act 2025-02-28T09:08:21Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes. 2025-02-28T09:03:30Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr856rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr856rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr856eh/xml/BILLS-119hr856eh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-31T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr856ih/xml/BILLS-119hr856ih.xml 2025-03-04 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.