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H.R. 3071: Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017

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H.R. 3071: Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 624 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3071 (2017-11-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017

Plain summary

Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires: (1) each executive agency to consider equipment rental in any cost-effectiveness analysis for equipment acquisition; and (2) the Government Accountability Office, within two years, to report on decisions of the agencies with the highest levels of acquisition spending, and of a sample of agencies with lower levels of such spending, to acquire high-value equipment by lease, rental, or purchase.

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Official text

Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3071, Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017 (2017-10-04)

Cosponsors on this site

James A. Himes (D-CT), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Peter Welch (D-VT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] reported raising $7.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3071 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115