H.R. 856

Summary

H.R. 856, the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Byron Donalds (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 856 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 roll call.

119 HR 856 EH: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 856
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act  .
2.
Review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security
(a)
Review
The Director shall review the procurement management practices of Defense and Civilian agencies to determine whether the provisions of section 15.101–2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation have created any national security risk.
(b)
Report
Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report on the results of the review under subsection (a) to—
(1)
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Defense and Civilian Agency
The term  Defense and Civilian agency  has the meaning given the term  agency  in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.
(2)
Director
The term  Director  means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
    Passed the House of Representatives March 3, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Byron Donalds (R) sponsors H.R. 856, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Byron Donalds

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 31, 2025

Gerald Connolly

Rep. · D–VA-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 31, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 856 went before 2 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Oversight and Government Reform.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Referred To · Mar 4, 2025 · 444 Bills

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 856 has taken 11 actions since Jan 31, 2025, the latest on Mar 4, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 856 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Mar 3, 2025 at 417–0.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 856, as Identical bill.

S 1592Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActMay 5, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 856 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.

• To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
• Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act — Display Title
• Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 856 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Telecommunications, Trade (domestic/foreign), Defense, Homeland Security.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 856 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 856’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 856 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Public contracts and procurement.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 856, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DONALDS:H.R. 856.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Sec. 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H433]

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