1HOUSE · JUL 21, 2026
Passed the House
421–1PASSED
R 210–1 D 210–0 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 252 · 9 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Value Over Cost Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Byron Donalds R-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
- Committee actionFeb 4, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2026 · 421–1
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1118.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1118, Value Over Cost Act of 2026” on March 19, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 5, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 19, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62247
- CBO publication date
- March 19, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1118, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. 171, No. 26, February 7, 2025, Page H585):Art. I, Sec. 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 39 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1118, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1118
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 6, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
69f0f8366678d3e56280393229591cee6362aaadc07ac7474c343cdc2147e4b4
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 6, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 1118. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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Related bills
- S. 2118 (119th) Value Over Cost Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.