The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 5528

Sponsored by Byron Donalds (R)

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Would have required a federal review of whether low-price contract rules create national security risks.

Tradeoff

Would have had the White House budget office review federal purchasing rules for national security risks. Would have required a report to two congressional committees within 180 days.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 5528, Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/60318 · May 2024

The House passed this 397-0 on January 29, 2024, and the Senate never voted before the Congress ended.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 18, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Sep 18, 2023)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 43 - 0(Sep 20, 2023)

  4. House

    On Motion to and Pass, as Amended

    Passed(Roll #20 · Jan 29, 2024)

    397 yeanay 0

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Jan 30, 2024)

  6. Senate

    The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 15, 2024)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-258.

Passage votes· Jan 29, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025