United States 119th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 856 — Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActThis 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.

Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The text now includes a reference indicating that H.R. 856 was received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Additionally, a line indicating the bill's previous status as "Engrossed in House" has been removed. This change reflects the bill's progress through the legislative process and its current position in the Senate.

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856 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
856 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
856 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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.
856 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 4, 2025 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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.
Clerk.
KEVIN F.
119th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
MCCUMBER, Clerk.
R.
856 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  4. Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  5. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933)

  6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.

  7. 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.

  8. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938)

  9. 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)

  10. 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)

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

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

545 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 417 Yea · 0 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 87008
Republican 162004
Democratic 166004
Independent 1000
Jackson 1000
Total 4170016
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (433)
Member Party Vote
Adams — Yea
Alford — Yea
Allen — Yea
Arrington — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Barr — Yea
Beatty — Yea
Bell — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Not Voting
Bynum — Yea
Calvert — Yea
Carey — Yea
Carson — Yea
Case — Yea
Cole — Yea
Collins — Yea
Conaway — Yea
Craig — Yea
Crane — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Crenshaw — Yea
Crockett — Yea
Davidson — Yea
Dexter — Yea
Downing — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Fields — Yea
Fitzgerald — Yea
Fitzpatrick — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Foster — Yea
Frost — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gonzalez, V. — Yea
Graves — Yea
Gray — Yea
Green (TN) — Yea
Greene (GA) — Yea
Grijalva — Not Voting
Guthrie — Yea
Horsford — Yea
Hudson — Yea
Hunt — Not Voting
Jack — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
James — Yea
Kim — Yea
Latimer — Yea
Lawler — Yea
Leger Fernandez — Yea
Levin — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Mace — Yea
Mann — Yea
McBride — Yea
McClellan — Yea
McCormick — Yea
McDonald Rivet — Yea
McDowell — Yea
Menendez — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moran — Yea
Morrison — Yea
Moulton — Yea
Mullin — Not Voting
Murphy — Yea
Owens — Yea
Palmer — Yea
Perry — Yea
Peters — Yea
Randall — Not Voting
Rose — Yea
Ross — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Ryan — Yea
Sessions — Yea
Sherman — Yea
Sherrill — Not Voting
Simpson — Yea
Stanton — Yea
Stevens — Yea
Strong — Yea
Sykes — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Tenney — Yea
Titus — Not Voting
Turner (TX) — Yea
Underwood — Yea
Van Drew — Yea
Van Duyne — Yea
Van Orden — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Wasserman Schultz — Yea
Aguilar, Pete Democratic Yea
Amo, Gabe Democratic Yea
Ansari, Yassamin Democratic Yea
Auchincloss, Jake Democratic Yea
Balint, Becca Democratic Yea
Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic Yea
Bera, Ami Democratic Yea
Beyer, Donald S. Democratic Yea
Bonamici, Suzanne Democratic Yea
Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic Yea
Brownley, Julia Democratic Yea
Budzinski, Nikki Democratic Yea
Carbajal, Salud O. Democratic Yea
Carter, Troy A. Democratic Yea
Casar, Greg Democratic Yea
Casten, Sean Democratic Yea
Castor, Kathy Democratic Yea
Castro, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila Democratic Yea
Chu, Judy Democratic Yea
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray Democratic Yea
Clark, Katherine M. Democratic Yea
Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic Yea
Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic Yea
Clyburn, James E. Democratic Yea
Cohen, Steve Democratic Yea
Connolly, Gerald E. Democratic Yea
Correa, J. Luis Democratic Yea
Costa, Jim Democratic Yea
Courtney, Joe Democratic Yea
Crow, Jason Democratic Yea
Cuellar, Henry Democratic Yea
Davids, Sharice Democratic Yea
Davis, Danny K. Democratic Yea
Davis, Donald G. Democratic Yea
DeGette, Diana Democratic Yea
DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic Yea
DeSaulnier, Mark Democratic Yea
Dean, Madeleine Democratic Yea
DelBene, Suzan K. Democratic Yea
Delaney, John K. Democratic Yea
Deluzio, Christopher R. Democratic Yea
Dingell, Debbie Democratic Yea
Doggett, Lloyd Democratic Yea
Elfreth, Sarah Democratic Yea
Escobar, Veronica Democratic Yea
Espaillat, Adriano Democratic Yea
Evans, Dwight Democratic Yea
Figures, Shomari Democratic Not Voting
Foushee, Valerie P. Democratic Yea
Frankel, Lois Democratic Yea
Friedman, Laura Democratic Yea
Garamendi, John Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Garcia, Sylvia R. Democratic Yea
García, Jesús G. "Chuy" Democratic Yea
Gillen, Laura Democratic Yea
Golden, Jared F. Democratic Yea
Goldman, Daniel S. Democratic Yea
Gomez, Jimmy Democratic Yea
Goodlander, Maggie Democratic Yea
Gottheimer, Josh Democratic Yea
Green, Al Democratic Yea
Harder, Josh Democratic Yea
Hayes, Jahana Democratic Yea
Himes, James A. Democratic Yea
Houlahan, Chrissy Democratic Not Voting
Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic Yea
Hoyle, Val T. Democratic Yea
Huffman, Jared Democratic Yea
Ivey, Glenn Democratic Yea
Jackson, Jonathan L. Democratic Yea
Jayapal, Pramila Democratic Yea
Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic Yea
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic Yea
Johnson, Julie Democratic Yea
Kamlager-Dove, Sydney Democratic Yea
Kaptur, Marcy Democratic Yea
Keating, William R. Democratic Yea
Kelly, Robin L. Democratic Yea
Kennedy, Timothy M. Democratic Yea
Khanna, Ro Democratic Yea
Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic Yea
Landsman, Greg Democratic Yea
Larsen, Rick Democratic Yea
Larson, John B. Democratic Yea
Lee, Summer L. Democratic Yea
Lee, Susie Democratic Yea
Liccardo, Sam T. Democratic Yea
Lieu, Ted Democratic Yea
Lofgren, Zoe Democratic Yea
Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic Yea
Magaziner, Seth Democratic Yea
Mannion, John W. Democratic Yea
Matsui, Doris O. Democratic Yea
McBath, Lucy Democratic Yea
McCollum, Betty Democratic Yea
McGarvey, Morgan Democratic Yea
McGovern, James P. Democratic Yea
McIver, LaMonica Democratic Yea
Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic Yea
Meng, Grace Democratic Yea
Mfume, Kweisi Democratic Yea
Min, Dave Democratic Yea
Moore, Gwen Democratic Yea
Morelle, Joseph D. Democratic Yea
Moskowitz, Jared Democratic Yea
Mrvan, Frank J. Democratic Yea
Nadler, Jerrold Democratic Yea
Neal, Richard E. Democratic Yea
Neguse, Joe Democratic Yea
Norcross, Donald Democratic Yea
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Democratic Yea
Olszewski, Johnny Democratic Yea
Omar, Ilhan Democratic Yea
Pallone, Frank Democratic Yea
Panetta, Jimmy Democratic Yea
Pappas, Chris Democratic Yea
Pelosi, Nancy Democratic Yea
Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp Democratic Yea
Pettersen, Brittany Democratic Not Voting
Pingree, Chellie Democratic Yea
Pocan, Mark Democratic Yea
Pou, Nellie Democratic Yea
Pressley, Ayanna Democratic Yea
Quigley, Mike Democratic Yea
Ramirez, Delia C. Democratic Yea
Raskin, Jamie Democratic Yea
Riley, Josh Democratic Yea
Rivas, Luz M. Democratic Yea
Ruiz, Raul Democratic Yea
Salinas, Andrea Democratic Yea
Scanlon, Mary Gay Democratic Yea
Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic Yea
Schneider, Bradley Scott Democratic Yea
Scholten, Hillary J. Democratic Yea
Schrier, Kim Democratic Yea
Scott, David Democratic Yea
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic Yea
Sewell, Terri A. Democratic Not Voting
Simon, Lateefah Democratic Yea
Smith, Adam Democratic Yea
Sorensen, Eric Democratic Yea
Soto, Darren Democratic Yea
Stansbury, Melanie A. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Marilyn Democratic Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas Democratic Yea
Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic Yea
Swalwell, Eric Democratic Yea
Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic Yea
Takano, Mark Democratic Yea
Thanedar, Shri Democratic Yea
Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic Yea
Thompson, Mike Democratic Yea
Tlaib, Rashida Democratic Yea
Tokuda, Jill N. Democratic Yea
Tonko, Paul Democratic Yea
Torres, Norma J. Democratic Yea
Torres, Ritchie Democratic Yea
Trahan, Lori Democratic Yea
Tran, Derek Democratic Yea
Vargas, Juan Democratic Yea
Vasquez, Gabe Democratic Yea
Veasey, Marc A. Democratic Yea
Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic Yea
Vindman, Eugene Simon Democratic Yea
Waters, Maxine Democratic Yea
Whitesides, George Democratic Yea
Williams, Nikema Democratic Yea
Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic Yea
Kiley, Kevin Independent Yea
Nicholas Coleman Jackson Yea
Aderholt, Robert B. Republican Yea
Amodei, Mark E. Republican Yea
Babin, Brian Republican Yea
Baird, James R. Republican Yea
Balderson, Troy Republican Yea
Barrett, Tom Republican Yea
Baumgartner, Michael Republican Yea
Bean, Aaron Republican Yea
Begich, Nicholas J. Republican Yea
Bentz, Cliff Republican Yea
Bergman, Jack Republican Yea
Bice, Stephanie I. Republican Yea
Biggs, Andy Republican Yea
Biggs, Sheri Republican Yea
Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican Yea
Boebert, Lauren Republican Yea
Bost, Mike Republican Yea
Brecheen, Josh Republican Yea
Bresnahan, Robert P. Republican Yea
Burchett, Tim Republican Yea
Burlison, Eric Republican Yea
Cammack, Kat Republican Yea
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican Yea
Carter, John R. Republican Yea
Ciscomani, Juan Republican Yea
Cline, Ben Republican Yea
Cloud, Michael Republican Yea
Clyde, Andrew S. Republican Yea
Comer, James Republican Yea
Crank, Jeff Republican Yea
Cruz, Ted Republican Yea
DesJarlais, Scott Republican Yea
Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican Not Voting
Donalds, Byron Republican Yea
Dunn, Neal P. Republican Yea
Ellzey, Jake Republican Yea
Emmer, Tom Republican Yea
Estes, Ron Republican Yea
Evans, Gabe Republican Yea
Ezell, Mike Republican Yea
Fallon, Pat Republican Yea
Fedorchak, Julie Republican Yea
Feenstra, Randy Republican Yea
Finstad, Brad Republican Yea
Fischbach, Michelle Republican Yea
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" Republican Yea
Flood, Mike Republican Yea
Fong, Vince Republican Yea
Foxx, Virginia Republican Yea
Franklin, Scott Republican Yea
Fulcher, Russ Republican Yea
Garbarino, Andrew R. Republican Yea
Gill, Brandon Republican Yea
Gimenez, Carlos A. Republican Yea
Goldman, Craig A. Republican Yea
Gonzales, Tony Republican Yea
Gooden, Lance Republican Not Voting
Gosar, Paul A. Republican Yea
Griffith, H. Morgan Republican Yea
Grothman, Glenn Republican Yea
Guest, Michael Republican Yea
Hageman, Harriet M. Republican Yea
Hamadeh, Abraham J. Republican Yea
Haridopolos, Mike Republican Yea
Harrigan, Pat Republican Yea
Harris, Andy Republican Yea
Harris, Mark Republican Yea
Harshbarger, Diana Republican Yea
Hern, Kevin Republican Yea
Higgins, Clay Republican Yea
Hill, J. French Republican Yea
Hinson, Ashley Republican Yea
Houchin, Erin Republican Yea
Huizenga, Bill Republican Yea
Hurd, Jeff Republican Yea
Issa, Darrell Republican Yea
Jackson, Ronny Republican Yea
Johnson, Dusty Republican Yea
Johnson, Mike Republican Yea
Jordan, Jim Republican Yea
Joyce, David P. Republican Yea
Joyce, John Republican Yea
Kean, Thomas H. Republican Yea
Kelly, Mike Republican Yea
Kelly, Trent Republican Yea
Kennedy, Mike Republican Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. Republican Yea
Knott, Brad Republican Yea
Kustoff, David Republican Yea
LaHood, Darin Republican Yea
LaLota, Nick Republican Yea
LaMalfa, Doug Republican Yea
Langworthy, Nicholas A. Republican Yea
Latta, Robert E. Republican Yea
Lee, Laurel M. Republican Yea
Letlow, Julia Republican Not Voting
Loudermilk, Barry Republican Yea
Luna, Anna Paulina Republican Yea
Luttrell, Morgan Republican Yea
Mackenzie, Ryan Republican Yea
Malliotakis, Nicole Republican Yea
Maloy, Celeste Republican Yea
Massie, Thomas Republican Yea
Mast, Brian J. Republican Yea
McCaul, Michael T. Republican Yea
McClain, Lisa C. Republican Yea
McClintock, Tom Republican Yea
McGuire, John J. Republican Yea
Messmer, Mark B. Republican Yea
Meuser, Daniel Republican Yea
Miller, Carol D. Republican Yea
Miller, Mary E. Republican Yea
Miller, Max L. Republican Yea
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette Republican Yea
Moolenaar, John R. Republican Yea
Moore, Barry Republican Yea
Moore, Blake D. Republican Yea
Moore, Riley M. Republican Yea
Moore, Tim Republican Yea
Nehls, Troy E. Republican Yea
Newhouse, Dan Republican Yea
Norman, Ralph Republican Yea
Nunn, Zachary Republican Yea
Obernolte, Jay Republican Yea
Ogles, Andrew Republican Yea
Onder, Robert F. Republican Not Voting
Pfluger, August Republican Yea
Reschenthaler, Guy Republican Yea
Rogers, Harold Republican Yea
Rogers, Mike D. Republican Yea
Rouzer, David Republican Yea
Roy, Chip Republican Yea
Rulli, Michael A. Republican Yea
Salazar, Maria Elvira Republican Yea
Scalise, Steve Republican Yea
Schmidt, Derek Republican Yea
Schweikert, David Republican Yea
Scott, Austin Republican Yea
Self, Keith Republican Yea
Shreve, Jefferson Republican Yea
Smith, Adrian Republican Yea
Smith, Christopher H. Republican Yea
Smith, Jason Republican Yea
Smucker, Lloyd Republican Yea
Spartz, Victoria Republican Yea
Stauber, Pete Republican Yea
Stefanik, Elise M. Republican Yea
Steil, Bryan Republican Yea
Steube, W. Gregory Republican Yea
Stutzman, Marlin A. Republican Yea
Thompson, Glenn Republican Yea
Tiffany, Thomas P. Republican Yea
Timmons, William R. Republican Yea
Turner, Michael R. Republican Yea
Valadao, David G. Republican Yea
Walberg, Tim Republican Yea
Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican Yea
Webster, Daniel Republican Yea
Westerman, Bruce Republican Yea
Wied, Tony Republican Yea
Williams, Roger Republican Yea
Wilson, Joe Republican Yea
Wittman, Robert J. Republican Yea
Womack, Steve Republican Yea
Yakym, Rudy Republican Yea
Zinke, Ryan K. Republican Yea

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 856 do?
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActThis 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.
Who sponsors HR 856?
HR 856 is sponsored by Donalds, Byron (Republican) and Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 856?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 31, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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