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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.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate11 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedJul 21, 2026
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govValue 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
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| Middle | 291 | 1 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 91 | 0 | 0% |
| All |
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
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 11Swing 70–100
- 68Middle 30–70
- 21Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3Bars 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.
- 1
John FettermanDemocrat · Pennsylvania · Lean R+1Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
1 activeShow 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.
