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HR 5457 · in committee · significant

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

What this bill does

  • Federal agencies must inventory all software they use and develop management plans to reduce costs.
  • This affects all federal agencies and intelligence community elements that purchase or deploy software.
  • Agencies must submit plans to OMB within two years; OMB must recommend new procurement policies to Congress.

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  1. 01

    How would federal agencies decide which software to keep, upgrade, or replace when inventorying thousands of different tools across departments?

  2. 02

    What specific cost savings does the bill expect agencies to achieve through software management plans, and how will Congress measure success?

  3. 03

    Which federal agencies currently lack visibility into their software spending, and what barriers prevent them from managing these assets today?

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Shontel M. Brown

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Introduced 2025-12-16

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-16 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)

  4. 2025-12-15 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)

  5. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5457.

  6. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5862-5864)

  7. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

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

  8. 2025-12-02 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

  9. 2025-12-02 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. 2025-09-18 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  11. 2025-09-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  12. 2025-09-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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