The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 1695

Sponsored by Matt Cartwright (D)

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Would have required federal agencies to review and consolidate their software licenses, known as software asset management, to cut costs.

Tradeoff

Would have required agencies to consolidate software licenses and adopt enterprise licenses across the agency. The summary gives no dollar figures for the costs or savings.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 1695, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/59418 · Jul 2023

The House passed the bill by on December 4, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 22, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Mar 22, 2023)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 39 - 0(Jul 12, 2023)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 4, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Dec 5, 2024)