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H.R. 5528: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Passed HouseJan 29, 2024

  1. Introduced (completed)Sep 18, 2023
  2. Passed House (completed)Jan 29, 2024, 397–0
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Sep 18, 2023

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of each agency 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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Jan 29, 2024

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Passed 397–0

Yea 397two-thirds 265Nay 0

  • Democrats200 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans196 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay
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Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 397

Republicans (196)

Democrats (200)

Independents (1)

Not voting 34

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Jan 29, 2024. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • Jan 29, 2024HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 397–0
    Roll call 20 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats2000013
    Republicans1960021
    Independents1000
    Total3970034

    House roll call 20: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Passed.

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

2

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

64 points earned
  1. 1Byron Donalds R-FL SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, passed House, reported4 events+56
  2. 2Lauren Boebert R-COCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  3. 2Gerald Connolly D-VACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Jan 29, 2024Passed the House, 397–0.
  2. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in the House by Byron Donalds.
Show the full action history (17 actions)
  1. Dec 2, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-258.
  2. Dec 2, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
  3. May 15, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jan 30, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  5. Jan 29, 2024Mr. Donalds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Jan 29, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H257-258)
  7. Jan 29, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5528.
  8. Jan 29, 2024At 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.
  9. Jan 29, 2024Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H265-266)
  10. Jan 29, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)
  11. Jan 29, 2024On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 0 (Roll no. 20). (text: CR H257-258)
  12. Jan 29, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Jan 29, 2024The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  14. Sep 20, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  15. Sep 20, 2023Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  16. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in House
  17. Sep 18, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.