H.R. 856 · 119th Congress
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
Status: Passed House
- Introduced (done)
- Committee (done)
- Passed House (current)
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Law
Latest action
: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Summary
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
Actions
- Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H937-938)
- House
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.
- House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 856.
- House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H932-933)
- House
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House