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H.R. 1695 118th Congress House

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Official title: To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2024
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.
Dec 4, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 4, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6316-6318)
Dec 4, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6316-6318)
Dec 4, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1695.
Dec 4, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6316-6319)
Dec 4, 2024
Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 12, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Jul 12, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 5, 2024

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

This bill addresses software asset management practices by federal agencies.

The bill requires each agency to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software entitlements and software inventories of the agency and submit the assessment to the head of the agency, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Congress.

Each agency must use the information developed pursuant to the assessment to develop a plan for the agency to (1) consolidate software licenses of the agency; and (2) adopt enterprise license agreements across the agency by type or category of software in order to improve the performance of, and reduce unnecessary costs across, the agency.

The OMB must submit to Congress a strategy that includes

  • proposals to support the adoption of governmentwide enterprise licenses for software entitlements identified through the assessments and plans;
  • opportunities to leverage government procurement policies and practices to increase interoperability of software entitlements acquired and deployed to reduce costs and improve performance;
  • the incorporation of data on spending by agencies on, the performance of, and management by agencies of software entitlements as part of certain required information; and
  • where applicable, directions to agencies to examine options and relevant criteria for transitioning to open-source software.

The GAO must report on governmentwide trends, comparisons among agencies, and other analyses of plans and strategy.

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 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 11 Republican 6
Caraveo, Yadira
· May 31, 2024
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 9, 2024
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 8, 2023
 R
Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Aug 8, 2023
 D
Levin, Mike
California · May 22, 2023
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 17, 2023
 D
Deluzio, Christopher R.
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2023
Molinaro, Marcus
· Apr 13, 2023
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Apr 13, 2023
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 22, 2023
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 22, 2023
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 22, 2023
 R
Fallon, Pat
Texas · Mar 22, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 22, 2023
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Mar 22, 2023
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Mar 22, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Mar 22, 2023
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Mar 22, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1695: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1695/
MLA
"H.R. 1695: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1695/.
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H.R. 1695, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1695/.
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