
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.
What Do You Think?
How would you vote?
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What Happened in Congress?
July 21, 2026
- HousePassed 421 to 1
Where the Bill Stands
- Introduced, done
- Committee, done
- Floor Vote, done
- Outcome, current stage
How Congress Voted
How Congress Voted
How Congress VotedOfficial Record422members of the House voted
421 Yea, 1 Nay, 0 Present
9 Not Voting
- Yea
- Nay
- Present
- Not Voting
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 210 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 210 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 421 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Republican
- Yea
- 210
- Nay
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not Voting
- 7
Democrat
- Yea
- 210
- Nay
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not Voting
- 2
Independent
- Yea
- 1
- Nay
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not Voting
- 0
House roll call vote, July 21, 2026
How Each Member Voted
House: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yea 421
Nay 1
What This Bill Does
This bill specifies that contracts and orders under the multiple award schedule program of the General Services Administration (GSA) may be evaluated on best value, rather than lowest overall cost, if the GSA determines that to be in the best interests of the federal government. (Best value allows consideration of non-cost factors when evaluating contract proposals to determine the offer that provides the greatest overall benefit. The GSA's multiple award schedules provide federal agencies with a simplified process for obtaining commercial supplies and commercial services at prices associated with volume buying.)
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Timeline
- SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4705-4706)
- Floor Vote
- Passed the House
- House floor actionsMr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- House committee actionsOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
- House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced
- Committee



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