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H.R. 4250 115th Congress House

Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017

Official title: To promote category management principles within the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Nov 3, 2017
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 Latest action November 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017

This bill requires the President to establish, and federal agencies to implement, annual government-wide goals for agencies to reduce the number of contracts for the procurement of common goods and services, increase spend under management, and use category management to produce savings.

"Category Management" is a business practice for reducing duplication in contracting, more effectively leveraging the buying power of the federal government, and promoting the use of best-in-class solutions and practices throughout the government.

"Spend under management" is the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the total spending on preferred government-wide contract vehicles by (2) the total spending on all government-wide contract vehicles.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 23, 2018
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 6, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Nov 6, 2017
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Nov 6, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 6, 2017
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4250: Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4250/
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"H.R. 4250: Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4250/.
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