{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-4123","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":4123,"title":"FIT Procurement Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-06-25","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001316","fullName":"Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]","party":"R","state":"MO","district":7}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-21","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Advisory bodies","Competition and antitrust","Computers and information technology","Congressional oversight","Employment and training programs","Public contracts and procurement","Small business"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-21","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-20","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-20","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4659-4661)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-20","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4659-4661)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-20","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4123.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-20","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4659-4661)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-20","text":"Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-04","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-04","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-25","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act or the FIT Procurement Act</strong></p><p>This bill addresses various issues related to federal procurement policy and the federal acquisition workforce. &nbsp;</p><p>For example, the bill requires</p><ul><li>the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to establish a pilot program to consider incorporating experiential learning into the Federal Credentials Program, the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer’s Representative Program, and the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Program;</li><li>FAI to provide information and communications technology acquisition training for certain acquisition workforce members;</li><li>the General Services Administration to assume responsibility from the Office of Management and Budget for developing and implementing an artificial intelligence training program for certain acquisition workforce members;</li><li>the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to issue guidance on when a wider range of projects, including commercial or non-government projects, should be accepted as relevant past performance so as&nbsp;to increase competition among eligible firms; and</li><li>the OFPP to implement regulatory and other non-legislative actions, based on input from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council and the public, to remove barriers to entry for small businesses seeking to participate in federal government procurement.</li></ul><p>The bill also increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000. (The federal government uses less complex procedures for the purchase of property and services valued below the simplified acquisition threshold. Purchases below the micro purchase&nbsp;threshold generally do not require soliciting competitive quotations if the contracting officer considers the price to be reasonable.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-08-05T17:05:08Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":605,"ts":"2026-08-28T08:40:47.069Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=FIT%20Procurement%20Act"}]}}