Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5528.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5528, Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act” on October 23, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on September 20, 2023”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 23, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59685

  CBO publication date

  October 23, 2023

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5528, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5528

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5528, Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act” on May 20, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 15, 2024”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 20, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60318

  CBO publication date

  May 20, 2024

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5528, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5528

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ef6f9db9d1a18a4f595b7584f4c08f1a0d5a50483beb716dcfc814e0bcb2dae4

• PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.

• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 118-258 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on December 2, 2024.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported December 2, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/SRPT/258

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5528, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5528

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ef6f9db9d1a18a4f595b7584f4c08f1a0d5a50483beb716dcfc814e0bcb2dae4

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DONALDS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 150, September 18, 2023, Page H4381):
  Art. I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Federal Procurement
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2023 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  105 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5528, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5528

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  ef6f9db9d1a18a4f595b7584f4c08f1a0d5a50483beb716dcfc814e0bcb2dae4

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5528, last updated May 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.