# 116-hr-7399: Smarter Purchasing Act

116-hr-7399, Smarter Purchasing Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7399
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7399
- Congress: 116
- Title: Smarter Purchasing Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2020-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Smarter Purchasing Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a study and report on whether it is feasible for agencies to factor in the shadow price of carbon in their internal decision-making processes for procurement, acquisitions, contracting, and other investments. The shadow price of carbon means the hypothetical surcharge to market prices for goods or services that involve significant carbon dioxide emissions in their supply chain. The EPA must make the final report available to the public.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act
- 116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act
- 116-hr-8629: Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8457: Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7399 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7399)

## Related
- [116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8782)
- [116-hr-8687: Saving the Civil Service Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8687)
- [116-hr-8629: Protecting Employees from Surprise Taxes Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8629)
- [116-hr-8457: Federal Worker Leave Fairness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8457)
- [116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8363)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7399 (as of 2025-11-18).