H.R. 1695 · 118th Congress

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Introduced on Mar 22, 2023 by Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8). 20 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 5, 2024): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 22, 2023
Cosponsors
20
7 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. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Accounting and auditing
  • Budget process
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Public contracts and procurement

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Matt CartwrightD-PA-8Sponsor

Democrats · 13

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 22, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 22, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. Jul 12, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Jul 12, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
  6. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseMr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6316-6319)
  8. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1695.
  9. Dec 4, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6316-6318)
  10. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6316-6318)
  11. Dec 4, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Dec 5, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC11 reports
    $48.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC$285.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. TENABLE, INC.11 reports
    $820K reported (all issues)
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMAZON WEB SERVICES, INC.$577.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. CROWDSTRIKE, INC.5 reports
  5. CloudFactors LLC5 reports
  6. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL5 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. MICROSOFT CORPORATION5 reports
    $11.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICROSOFT CORPORATION$443M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  8. Oracle Corporation5 reports
    $11.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ORACLE AMERICA, INC$53.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. RED HAT INC5 reports
  10. BlackBerry Corp.4 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BLACKBERRY CORPAI match · 97%
  11. Okta, Inc.2 reports
  12. SAP AMERICA INC1 report
    $1.1M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.