HR 5528 United States House · 118th Congress

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

The Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act (HR 5528) requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate whether federal agencies' use of the "lowest price technically acceptable" procurement method creates national security risks. This review specifically examines agency practices under Federal Acquisition Regulation section 15.101-2. Within 180 days of enactment, OMB must submit a report to the House Oversight Committee and Senate Homeland Security Committee detailing its findings. The bill does not change procurement rules but mandates this assessment to inform future policy decisions.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2023

Committee Review

Dec 2024

House Passage

Jan 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Sep 18, 2023 Last action Dec 2, 2024

Floor votes · House Jan 29, 2024

How they voted

397–0

Passed · 34 other

Total votes 431

Jan 29, 2024

D Democratic213

200 Yea 13

93% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican217

196 Yea 21

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 2, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-258.

upper

May 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

upper

Jan 30, 2024

Committee

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

upper

Jan 29, 2024

Introduced

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Introduced

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

lower

Sep 20, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.

lower

Sep 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Sep 18, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

lower

Sep 18, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors