# 115-hr-4250: Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017

115-hr-4250, Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4250
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4250
- Congress: 115
- Title: Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced: 2017-11-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to establish, and federal agencies to implement, annual government-wide goals for agencies to reduce the number of contracts for the procurement of common goods and services, increase spend under management, and use category management to produce savings. "Category Management" is a business practice for reducing duplication in contracting, more effectively leveraging the buying power of the federal government, and promoting the use of best-in-class solutions and practices throughout the government. "Spend under management" is the number equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the total spending on preferred government-wide contract vehicles by (2) the total spending on all government-wide contract vehicles.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2018-09-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)

## Sources
- [115-hr-4250 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4250)

## Related
- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-3770: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3770)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4250 (as of 2025-11-18).