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H.R. 5235: Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-09 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Official title

Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025

Plain summary

Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act This bill prohibits federal contract bid solicitations for contractor personnel from including minimum educational requirements unless the contracting officer justifies the requirements. The prohibition applies to educational requirements that may be met through education alone, education or experience, or a combination of education and experience. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementing guidance to federal agencies, including instructions for contracting officers that encourage using alternatives to education requirements.

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Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] · 2 cosponsors

Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5235, Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025 (2026-02-13); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5235, Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025 (2026-09-28) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr5235 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills