Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017
Latest action · Nov 3, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 3, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017
This bill requires the President to establish, and federal agencies to implement, annual government-wide goals for agencies to reduce the number of contracts for the procurement of common goods and services, increase spend under management, and use category management to produce savings.
"Category Management" is a business practice for reducing duplication in contracting, more effectively leveraging the buying power of the federal government, and promoting the use of best-in-class solutions and practices throughout the government.
"Spend under management" is the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the total spending on preferred government-wide contract vehicles by (2) the total spending on all government-wide contract vehicles.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 3, 2017 to Sep 27, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Nov 3, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 6, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jul 23, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 27, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
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- Nov 3, 2017Introduced in House
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