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HR 856 · in committee · significant

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires OMB to evaluate whether federal procurement rules create national security risks.
  • Federal agencies and Congress are affected by the review and resulting report.
  • OMB must complete the evaluation and deliver findings to Congress without specified funding or timeline.

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  1. 01

    How might a federal procurement review identify which supply chain vulnerabilities pose genuine national security risks versus those that are manageable?

  2. 02

    What resources and timeline should OMB allocate to complete this evaluation, and who bears the cost of this analysis?

  3. 03

    If OMB's findings recommend changes to federal purchasing rules, how would those changes affect both agency operations and the businesses that contract with the government?

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Introduced 2025-03-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-04 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-03-03 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2025-03-03 · house · Floor

    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)

  4. 2025-03-03 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-03-03 · house · Floor

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

  6. 2025-03-03 · house · 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.

  7. 2025-03-03 · house · Floor

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

  8. 2025-03-03 · house · Floor

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

  9. 2025-03-03 · house · Floor

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

  10. 2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  11. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  12. 2025-01-31 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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