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115th Congress
Senate
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Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 669.
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