Who it affects
- General Services Administration
- Federal agencies buying goods and services
- Businesses selling through GSA's purchasing program
Passed the HouseGovernment spending
Value Over Cost Act of 2026
H.R. 1118 · House bill · Introduced Feb. 7, 2025
The Value Over Cost Act of 2026 would let GSA consider factors beyond price when evaluating certain contracts for federal agencies.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 421 to 1 on July 21.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The bill covers contracts and orders through the General Services Administration's (GSA) multiple award schedule purchasing program.
- This program lets federal agencies buy commercial goods and services at volume prices.
- Contracts could be evaluated using factors beyond price, rather than lowest overall cost.
- GSA must determine that this approach is in the federal government's best interests.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
House vote coverage is incomplete for 2025–2026. Vote and flagged-bill counts reflect imported records only; missing votes don't mean a member didn't vote.
House vote
Vote to pass
Fast-track vote that needs two-thirds
July 21, 2026 · Passed 421 to 1
- Republicans
- 210 yes
- 1 no
- Democrats
- 210 yes
- 0 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend title 41, United States Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule program, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Donalds, Byron (R-FL)
- Introduced
- Feb. 7, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Committees
- Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; House Armed Services Committee
- Latest action
- July 22, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Value Over Cost Act of 2025 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.)
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.