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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-04 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate |
| 2025-03-03 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2025-03-03 | Vote | 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) | House floor actions |
| 2025-03-03 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938) | House floor actions |
| 2025-03-03 | Floor | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2025-03-03 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856. | House floor actions |
| 2025-03-03 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933) | House floor actions |
| 2025-03-03 | Floor | Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-31 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-31 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |