Real bill currently in Congress c/o HR/119/4123

FIT Procurement Act

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics ▲ 45 days since action Sponsor: Eric Burlison, MO-07, R → Congress.gov

Latest action (2026-07-21): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

What should pass

“AI Consensus Solution”

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Federal IT Procurement Reform and Sunset Act of 2025

The bill aims to streamline and modernize the federal government's procurement of information technology (IT) systems and services, reducing waste and improving efficiency in federal IT acquisitions.

Bipartisan rationale: Democratic priorities honored: Transparency and accountability in federal spending, environmental and social considerations (implicitly by requiring cost-benefit analysis that could include lifecycle costs). Republican priorities honored: Small government through sunset provision, limited spending, non-preemption of state authority, and use of existing funds rather than new taxes.

Funding: Information Technology Oversight and Refor $25 million per fiscal year fo Sunset 5y Oversight: Federal IT Procurement Oversig Enforcement: GAO audit and report; OMB may withho

Vote-count path: ~270 House votes: 180 Democrats + 90 Republicans from the Oversight and Reform Committee and fiscal conservatives; ~65 Senate votes: 49 Democrats + 16 Republicans from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Budget Committee.

→ Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause to manage federal property and operations) → Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (Appropriations Clause) → Tenth Amendment (reserving to states powers not delegated to the United States)

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