H.R. 1118 · 119th Congress · Government operations and politics
Value over Cost Act of 2026
How the House voted
Yea from the left, nay from the right, each side by party
House · Jul 21, 2026
Roll call ↗421
1
Passed the House.
Passed the House on July 21, 2026.
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
- CommitteeFeb 7, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2026
- Passed Senate
- Became law
On the record
- Cosponsors
- 1
- all Democrat
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsHouse Committee on Oversight and Government ReformHouse Committee on Armed Services
- Lobbying
- At least 4
- organizations named it2025 Q1 to 2026 Q3
What it does
The bill changes the standard that governs the federal government's multiple award schedule purchasing program.
How each member voted
The House roll call, passed the House, July 21, 2026
Yea unless marked
D · House · NC-12
R · House · AL-4
D · House · CA-33
R · House · MO-4
R · House · GA-12
The bill changes the standard that governs the federal government's multiple award schedule purchasing program. It amends Section 152(3)(B) of title 41 of the United States Code by striking the phrase "lowest overall cost alternative" and inserting "best value." Under current law that provision treats a purchase made through the program as competitive when it results in the lowest overall cost alternative. The bill shifts that benchmark so the purchase is measured against best value instead of lowest cost alone. In short, agencies buying through these schedules would weigh overall value rather than price by itself.
Each stop is a step the bill’s own record states, with the date it happened. A ring is a step not yet taken. A bill becomes law when the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.
At least 4 organizations named this measure in a lobbying filing. A floor, not a total: they were counted by the client name on 18 quarterly reports filed by 4 organizations lobbying for themselves in 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. An organization that lobbied this measure without naming it is not counted here.
1 of those filings did not cite this bill by number. They named a short title it shares with its Senate companion, S 2118, so the reference belongs to the pair rather than to one chamber’s vehicle.
The filings record that lobbying was reported on the measure. The form has no per-bill dollar figure and no field for a position, so nothing here says how much was spent or which side an organization took.
The organizations named: Hp Inc; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company & Affiliates; Americans for Prosperity; National Taxpayers Union. Listed as filed. They are every client name on the filings counted here.
From the LD-2 quarterly lobbying filings published at lda.gov by the Senate Office of Public Records. Read for 2025 Q1, 2025 Q2, 2025 Q3, 2025 Q4, 2026 Q1, 2026 Q2 and 2026 Q3. Our copy holds 24 fewer filings for 2025 Q1, 39 fewer filings for 2025 Q2, 42 fewer filings for 2025 Q3, 33 fewer filings for 2025 Q4, 28 fewer filings for 2026 Q1, 48 fewer filings for 2026 Q2 and 218 fewer filings for 2026 Q3 than the Senate's register counts, so those quarters are the filings we could read rather than every one filed. 2026 Q4 is still inside its filing window, so that quarter is only the filings posted so far.
Congress.gov bill status and cosponsor records; the House Clerk and Senate roll calls; lobbying reports filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (lda.gov); the plain summary and provisions are read from the bill text, each with its section.