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HR856: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

119th Congress (2025–2027) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 1
Chamber House
Latest vote 2025-03-03: Passed
Latest action 2025-03-04: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Policy area Government Operations and Politics
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing ActThis bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of federal agencies 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.

Subjects: Congressional oversight, Government information and archives, Public contracts and procurement


Roll-call votes on HR856 (119th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2025-03-03 House 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Passed 412 0 14 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is HR856 in the 119th Congress?

HR856 (Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19].

What is the latest action on HR856?

On 2025-03-04: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

How many roll-call votes were held on HR856?

1 recorded vote in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2025-03-03, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.