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Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Introduced: September 29, 2022 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 Senate
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Became law
Dec 5, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580.
Dec 5, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-223.
Sep 28, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

This bill requires each federal agency to develop assessments of their software inventories and software licenses and a plan to reduce costs by consolidating licenses and adopting enterprise license agreements to the greatest extent practicable. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget and the Government Accountability Office to report on various government-wide issues relating to federal software licenses and inventories.

What's happening now December 5, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9330 Related bill Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Nov 16, 2022
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Hagerty, Bill
Tennessee · Sep 29, 2022
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Sep 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4908: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4908/
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"S. 4908: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4908/.
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