The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
HR 9566 Signed into law

Sponsored by Nicholas A. Langworthy (R)

SHARE IT Act

Requires federal agencies to own and share the software code they pay to build, so other agencies can reuse it.

Tradeoff

Lets federal agencies reuse custom code across government instead of paying to build it again. Agencies must still keep some code private, including classified code and code that could expose someone's privacy.

What's in it

See official bill text
H.R. 9566, Source code Harmonization and Reuse in Information Technology Actwww.cbo.gov/publication/60764 · Sep 2024

The House passed this by on December 4, 2024. The Senate passed it by on December 17, 2024. It became law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 12, 2024)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Accountability(Sep 12, 2024)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 39 - 0(Sep 18, 2024)

  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)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 17, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 23, 2024)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Dec 23, 2024)