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HR 5528 - 118

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.

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Summary

00 Introduced in House Jan 24, 2024

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act of 2023 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of each agency 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.

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Timeline

Dec 2, 2024

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-258.

Dec 2, 2024

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-258.

Dec 2, 2024

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.

May 15, 2024

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jan 30, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 29, 2024

Mr. Donalds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jan 29, 2024

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H257-258)

Jan 29, 2024

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5528.

Jan 29, 2024

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.

Jan 29, 2024

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H265-266)

Jan 29, 2024

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)

Jan 29, 2024

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)

Jan 29, 2024

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jan 29, 2024

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Sep 20, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 20, 2023

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

Sep 18, 2023

Introduced in House

Sep 18, 2023

Introduced in House

Sep 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

House Votes

Roll call 20 · Session 2 · Jan 29, 2024
Passed

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