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H.R. 856 (119th): Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act This 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.

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Recorded summary

Directs the Office of Management and Budget to evaluate federal agency procurement activities to determine whether Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions on lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection have created any national security risk, and to report its findings to Congress.

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Theological note: Procurement policy bears on stewardship of public resources and on the civil duty to protect national security through honest, competent governance. The bill itself only requires evaluation and reporting, so its moral relevance is limited to whether federal purchasing serves the common good with faithful stewardship and prudent safeguards.

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Recorded votes

Roll 54 · 3-Mar-2025 6:54 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 417 · Nay 0 · Other 16

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