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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1118
Value Over Cost Act of 2026
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Introduced 2025-02-07Topic: governance ethics · budgetSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceValue Over Cost Act of 2025 This bill specifies that contracts and orders under the multiple award schedule program of the General Services Administration (GSA) may be evaluated on best value, rather than lowest overall cost, if the GSA determines that to be in the best interests of the federal government. (Best value allows consideration of non-cost factors when evaluating contract proposals to determine the offer that provides the greatest overall benefit. The GSA's multiple award schedules provide federal agencies with a simplified process for obtaining commercial supplies and commercial services at prices associated with volume buying.)
Sponsors
- Byron Donalds Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | House roll 252 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 421 | 1 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | refer |
| 2026-07-21 | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-07-21 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-07-21 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 1 (Roll no. 252). | |
| 2026-07-21 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 1 (Roll no. 252). | floor pass | |
| 2026-07-21 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4705-4706) | |
| 2026-07-20 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | |
| 2026-07-20 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1118. | |
| 2026-07-20 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4656; text: CR H4656) | |
| 2026-07-20 | House | Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0. | refer |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-02-07 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-07 | Introduced in House | introduce |