H.R. 4224: To require revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require executive agencies to seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with the Governmentwide commercial purchase card, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4224: To require revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require executive agencies to seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with the Governmentwide commercial purchase card, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To require revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require executive agencies to seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with the Governmentwide commercial purchase card, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Requires that the Federal Acquisition Regulation be revised to require the head of each executive agency to: (1) seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with Government-wide commercial purchase card; (2) use procurement mechanisms other than purchase cards, including contracts, as appropriate to maximize cost savings; and (3) systematically collect and analyze data on use of the Government-wide commercial purchase card, including by vendor, in sufficient detail to identify opportunities to achieve savings. Directs the Comptroller General to report to specified congressional committees regarding: (1) the status and content of revisions required by this Act and any resulting agency policies and procedures, including a determination of whether the information collected is sufficient to identify opportunities to achieve savings; and (2) executive branch progress in improving data collection on Government-wide commercial purchase card use and in seeking discounts or entering into agreements that provide for reduced prices, and savings achieved through the use of discounts or other procurement mechanisms. Requires the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to direct the head of each executive agency to provide to the Comptroller General such information as necessary to implement such requirements.

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To require revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to require executive agencies to seek commercial, volume, or other discounts for purchases made with the Governmentwide commercial purchase card, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] reported raising $415,385 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4224.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4224 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108