Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act has not moved since its introduction on May 5, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedMay 5, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 53 words.
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act This 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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 78 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 171 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement
- Latest action
- May 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 856 Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]