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H.R. 1118: Value Over Cost Act of 2026 · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 1118119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

Value Over Cost Act of 2026

Sponsored by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) · 1 active : 1 Democrat

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedJul 21, 2026
Senate: next
President: not yet

13 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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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

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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.)

How the projections held up

Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.

House

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed421 yea, 1 nayJuly 21, 2026 · Roll call 252

How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote	VotedVoted yea or nay	BrokeBroke with party	Share
Swing	47	0	0%
Middle	269	1	0%
Entrenched	106	0	0%
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Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Armed Services · HouseReferred to
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · HouseMarkup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Public contracts and procurement

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

48Swing 70–100
268Middle 30–70
115Entrenched 0–30
2Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 25.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 7887 · Jul 23, 2024 · Roll call 1098On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedACCESS Act
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 10326 · Sep 16, 2026 · Roll call 670On PassagePROOF Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Res. 1490 · Sep 1, 2026 · Roll call 649On Agreeing to the ResolutionProviding for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Res. 1335 · Jun 11, 2026 · Roll call 582On Agreeing to the ResolutionCondemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8464 · Jun 10, 2026 · Roll call 580On PassageStopping Fraudulent Payments Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8312 · Jun 10, 2026 · Roll call 578On PassageFraud Prevention and Accountability Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
S. 1383 · Feb 11, 2026 · Roll call 429On PassageVeterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 142 · Feb 4, 2026 · Roll call 416On PassageDisapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.Con.Res. 58 · Nov 21, 2025 · Roll call 304On Agreeing to the ResolutionDenouncing the horrors of socialism
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Res. 719 · Sep 19, 2025 · Roll call 281On Agreeing to the ResolutionHonoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 3095 · Jul 21, 2025 · Roll call 212On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTo direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 884 · Jun 10, 2025 · Roll call 162On PassageTo prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022

Cosponsors

1 active

Show all 1 cosponsors

Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4House Committee on Armed ServicesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 35% of 49 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
100Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected: 100 Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
2
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1House Committee on Armed ServicesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 28% of 49 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
95Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected: 95 Swing
3
Eugene Simon VindmanDemocrat · Virginia 7th · Lean D+2House Committee on Armed ServicesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 23% of 12 similar votes
Today94Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: Swing
4
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 37% of 47 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
93Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected: 93 Swing
ContactCall
5
Maggie GoodlanderDemocrat · New Hampshire 2nd · Lean D+2House Committee on Armed ServicesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 18% of 10 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: Swing
6
Derek TranDemocrat · California 45th · Lean D+1House Committee on Armed ServicesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 19% of 13 similar votes
Today93Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: Swing
7
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 28% of 49 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
93Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected: 93 Swing
Contact
8
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 38% of 47 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: Heritage Action, LCV
92Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected: 92 Swing
ContactCall
9
George WhitesidesDemocrat · California 27th · Lean D+3House Committee on Armed ServicesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 17% of 13 similar votes
Today90Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: Swing
10
Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 36% of 13 similar votes
Today89Swing
Vote on passage, Jul 21, 2026:YeaProjected at the vote: 90 Swing (today: 89)
Contact