# H.R. 1118 (119th): Value Over Cost Act of 2025

Value Over Cost Act of 2025 This bill specifies that contracts and orders under the multiple award schedule program of the General Services Administration (GSA) may be evaluated on best value , rather than lowest overall cost, if the GSA determines that to be in the best interests of the federal government. ( Best value allows consideration of non-cost factors when evaluating contract proposals to determine the offer that provides the greatest overall benefit. The GSA's multiple award schedules provide federal agencies with a simplified process for obtaining commercial supplies and commercial services at prices associated with volume buying.)

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: appropriations. Category: corruption_stewardship. Lane tag: general equity.
Lane: federal_contracting. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: legislative_process. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: procurement. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 252: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The summary states the basic dispute: lowest-cost evaluation versus best-value evaluation that weighs non-cost factors. Both approaches have real procurement goods, including fiscal prudence and quality or performance. The measure does not directly advance or restrain a named moral evil, so it is best classed as a prudential mixed governance measure.
Theological note: The bill touches stewardship of public money, diligent and honest dealing in government purchasing, and the wise use of resources entrusted to officials. Scripture's concern for faithful stewardship and just weights and measures bears on how procurement is judged, but the measure itself sets a prudential procurement standard rather than addressing a named moral harm.

## Recorded votes

Roll 252: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Yea 421 · Nay 1 · Other 9.

HTML: https://justmeasure.org/bill/hr-1118-119/