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S 3251 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Lease and rental services Public contracts and procurement

Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2018

Introduced: July 19, 2018 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 26, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.
Nov 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-383.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2018

This bill requires executive branch agencies to acquire equipment using the method of acquisition most advantageous to the federal government based on a case-by-case analysis of comparative costs and other factors. The methods of acquisition compared in the analysis must, at a minimum, include purchase, short-term rental or lease, long-term rental or lease, interagency acquisition, and acquisition agreements with a state or a local government. The bill includes exceptions for emergency declarations, major disaster declarations, and other emergency situations.

What's happening now November 26, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3071 Related bill Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Jul 19, 2018
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Jul 19, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3251: Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3251/
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"S. 3251: Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3251/.
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S. 3251, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3251/.
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