Passed House. Latest step, Mar 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The House passed it 417–0.All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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H.R. 856 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Mar 4, 2025).
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H.R. 856Bill
Sec. 2Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national securitynew law
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Sec. 2 Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)
Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.
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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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 31, 2025).
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Mar 3, 2025Passed/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) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
Jan 31, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress