{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1118","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1118","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Value Over Cost Act of 2026","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","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."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Value Over Cost Act of 2026"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Value Over Cost Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Value Over Cost Act of 2026"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend title 41, United States Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule program, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Value Over Cost Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-07","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-07-21","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h252","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Value Over Cost Act","result":"Passed","yea":421,"nay":1,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll252.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2026-07-22"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-07","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Value Over Cost Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"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.)"}],"words":97},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Changes the wording of section 152(3)(B) of title 41, United States Code, by replacing \"lowest overall cost alternative\" with \"best value\", under a section headed as providing best value through the multiple award schedule program.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1118/text/eh#HF06CD616133D4FFCAE6D2692A1EFC3CA"}]},"core_areas":["Best value wording in title 41, United States Code, for the multiple award schedule program"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends section 152(3)(B) of title 41, United States Code, by striking \"lowest overall cost alternative\" and inserting \"best value\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1118/text/eh#HF06CD616133D4FFCAE6D2692A1EFC3CA"}},{"text":"Provides that the Act may be cited as the \"Value Over Cost Act of 2026\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1118/text/eh#H6B5E9FE96FB6456F824B2BB8135636CD"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-07-21","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1118/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"desk"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1118","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1118/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1118.png","v":"1d27eaa052f8","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1118, 119th Congress: Value Over Cost Act of 2026. House: 421 Yea, 1 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 21 Jul 2026."}}