Bills · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Value Over Cost Act of 2026

Also known as Value Over Cost Act of 2025

Where it stands

  1. Introduced2/7/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 7/21/26
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 421–1 on July 21, 2026 (Roll Call 252 →). Received in the Senate on July 22, 2026. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 7/21/26Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic210 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Not voting
  • Republican210 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Not voting
  • Independent / Other1 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Value 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.)

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Sponsor
Rep. Byron Donalds ( Republican · FL-19)
Cosponsors
1
Introduced
2/7/25
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (14)
  1. 2/7/25Introduced in House
  2. 2/7/25Referred 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.
  3. 2/4/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 2/5/26Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
  5. 7/20/26Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. 7/20/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4656; text: CR H4656)
  7. 7/20/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1118.
  8. 7/20/26At 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.
  9. 7/21/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4705-4706)
  10. 7/21/26Passed/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).
  11. 7/21/26On 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).
  12. 7/21/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. 7/21/26The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  14. 7/22/26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.