S. 583 · 117th Congress

PRICE Act of 2021

Introduced on Mar 3, 2021 by Gary C. Peters (D-MI). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-88.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-88
Introduced
Mar 3, 2021
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to promote innovative acquisition techniques and procurement strategies, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Small business

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Feb 22, 2022). Public domain.

Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2021 or the PRICE Act of 2021

This bill directs the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish an annual report on a DHS website on projects that have used innovative procurement techniques within DHS to accomplish specified goals.

Such goals are

  • improving or encouraging better competition,
  • reducing time to award,
  • achieving cost savings,
  • achieving better mission outcomes, or
  • meeting the goals for contracts awarded to small business concerns.

The Management Directorate shall (1) develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for specified personnel concerning when and how to use such techniques, and (2) share best practices across DHS and make available to other federal agencies information to improve procurement methods and training.

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall convene a Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the federal government.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Gary C. PetersD-MISponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Feb 7, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 426–5

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 3, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 3, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  3. Mar 17, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jun 21, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-26.
  5. Jun 21, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with amendments. With written report No. 117-26.
  6. Jun 21, 2021 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
  7. Jul 29, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5190-5192; text: CR S5191-5192)
  8. Jul 29, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5190-5192; text: CR S5191-5192)
  9. Jul 30, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jul 30, 2021 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jul 30, 2021 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Feb 1, 2022 · HouseMs. Wasserman Schultz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Feb 1, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H315-317; text: CR H315-316)
  14. Feb 1, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 583.
  15. Feb 1, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Feb 7, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H995-996)
  17. Feb 7, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 5 (Roll no. 34).House · Roll call 34
  18. Feb 7, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426 - 5 (Roll no. 34).House · Roll call 34
  19. Feb 7, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Feb 14, 2022Presented to President.
  21. Feb 14, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Feb 22, 2022Signed by President.
  23. Feb 22, 2022Signed by President.
  24. Feb 22, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-88.
  25. Feb 22, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-88.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.