HR5235Passed House
Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-09-09
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Nancy Mace
Republican · SC · Representative
Votes with party: 93.3% (522 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/M000194
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Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2026-08-06
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsMarkup By · 2026-08-06
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2025-12-02
Previously
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-02-24
- House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-09-09
Plain-English Summary
Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act This bill prohibits federal contract bid solicitations for contractor personnel from including minimum educational requirements unless the contracting officer justifies the requirements. The prohibition applies to educational requirements that may be met through education alone, education or experience, or a combination of education and experience. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementing guidance to federal agencies, including instructions for contracting officers that encourage using alternatives to education requirements.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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