S 583 United States Senate · 117th Congress

PRICE Act of 2021

Summary

Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021 or the PRICE Act of 2021 This bill directs the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish an annual report on a DHS website on projects that have used innovative procurement techniques within DHS to accomplish specified goals. Such goals are improving or encouraging better competition, reducing time to award, achieving cost savings, achieving better mission outcomes, or meeting the goals for contracts awarded to small business concerns. The Management Directorate shall (1) develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for specified personnel concerning when and how to use such techniques, and (2) share best practices across DHS and make available to other federal agencies information to improve procurement methods and training. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall convene a Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the federal government.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

Jul 2021

House Passage

Feb 2022

Signed into Law

Feb 2022

Introduced Mar 3, 2021 Signed Feb 22, 2022

Floor votes · House Feb 7, 2022

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Feb 22, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Feb 7, 2022

Lower · Passed

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): 426 - 5 (Roll no. 34).

lower

Jul 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5190-5192; text: CR S5191-5192)

upper

Jul 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5190-5192; text: CR S5191-5192)

upper

Jun 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-26.

upper

Mar 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 3, 2021

Committee

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

upper

Mar 3, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors