H.R. 5528 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act
Cosponsors: 2 (1 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2023-09-18
Latest action (2024-12-02): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 659.
What H.R. 5528 does, in plain terms
Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act of 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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