HR 856 · in committee · significant
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
- defense
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might a federal procurement review identify which supply chain vulnerabilities pose genuine national security risks versus those that are manageable?
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What resources and timeline should OMB allocate to complete this evaluation, and who bears the cost of this analysis?
- 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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Sponsor · R-FL-19
Byron Donalds
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Introduced 2025-03-04
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-04 · senate · IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-03-03 · house · Floor
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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)
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)
2025-03-03 · house · Floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938)
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.
2025-03-03 · house · Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.
2025-03-03 · house · Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933)
2025-03-03 · house · Floor
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-01-31 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-31 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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