Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
The Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act mandates a review by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to assess the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security. The bill requires a report to be submitted to relevant congressional committees within 180 days. It does not allocate funding or specify enforcement mechanisms beyond the report submission.
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Access options →| Date | Time | Action |
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| 2025-01-31 | — | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
| 2025-01-31 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-31 | — | Introduced in House |
| 2025-03-03 | 16:03:00 | Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2025-03-03 | 16:03:01 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933) |
| 2025-03-03 | 16:03:02 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856. |
| 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. |
| 2025-03-03 | 18:31:18 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 2025-03-03 | 18:57:07 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2025-03-04 | — | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. |
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