American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026

This bill changes the federal AbilityOne program, under which federal agencies buy certain products and services from nonprofit agencies that employ people who are blind or have significant disabilities. It renames the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled as the Commission for the Employment of Individuals Who are Blind or Have Significant Disabilities and rewrites the definitions of who qualifies. To take part, a nonprofit would have to use participating employees for at least 51 percent of direct labor hours, offer them professional development, and pay them at rates consistent with nondisabled peers doing similar work. The bill also sets notice and review steps for adding or removing items from the program's procurement list, requires agencies to publish yearly reports on their purchases from the list, and allows the General Services Administration to use a governmentwide contract of up to $50,000,000 when two or more nonprofits perform the same service.

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Sponsors

• Steny H. Hoyer Democrat sponsor
• 9 cosponsors