S. 1592 119th Congress Senate

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Official title: A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable sourc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2025 Introduced by: Pete Ricketts Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement

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May 5, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

May 5, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to evaluate the procurement activities of federal agencies to determine whether provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation related to the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process have created any national security risk and report to Congress.

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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Kim, Andy

New Jersey · May 5, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1592: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1592/

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"S. 1592: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1592/.

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S. 1592, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1592/.

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[S. 1592: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1592/)