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119-hr-10443119th CongressWALLET

American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]

Introduced

Summary

Modernizes federal procurement to boost employment for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. The bill would rename the oversight body, tighten who qualifies to sell products and services to the government, and make employee development and outcomes central to procurement decisions.

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  • Workers with disabilities: Participating employees would get stronger job protections, required professional development, and pay parity with nondisabled peers. Participating employees must perform at least 51 percent of direct labor on covered products or services.
  • Qualified nonprofit agencies (QNAs): QNAs would face stricter authorization and revocation rules. Only 501(c)(3) groups or state agencies qualify and the Commission could revoke authorization for poor CPARS-documented performance or inadequate employee development.
  • Federal procurement and agencies: Agencies would use a reconstituted procurement list and new pricing rules that balance fair market price with the program's employment mission rather than always picking the lowest bid. The bill would cap governmentwide contract vehicles at $50 million and require annual public reporting of procurement from the list.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Worker status, protections, and training

If enacted, participating employees of a qualified nonprofit agency would be treated as employees under all Federal, State, and local labor laws, even if they are clients of rehabilitative services. The Commission would start monitoring within 90 days for participating employees who lost jobs tied to the specified staffing rule and would take corrective action if it finds involuntary or constructive terminations. The Commission would also be authorized to run a program to expand employee professional development and give technical help to agencies that request it.

Federal buying from qualified nonprofits

If enacted, a federal agency that wants to buy an item on the procurement list would generally have to buy it from the qualified nonprofit agency the Commission authorizes. The Commission would set prices by weighing fair market price and its mission to increase employment for blind people and those with significant disabilities and could not favor the lowest possible price. The FAR would be revised within one year to encourage agencies to add items to the procurement list and to subcontract with qualified nonprofit agencies. GSA could use a competitive governmentwide contract when two or more qualified nonprofits provide the same service, but each order could not exceed $50 million.

Program oversight, payments, and rules

If enacted, the Commission would be required to issue regulations to run the program and to designate one or more central nonprofit agencies to help. The Commission could not pay any program service fee to a designated central nonprofit agency until that agency signs a written agreement describing its responsibilities. A federal agency that finds a qualified nonprofit agency performed unsatisfactorily would have to give written notice, let the agency respond, and record the result in CPARS or its successor. An entity with short-term staffing vacancies because employees took outside jobs could ask the Commission for a temporary grace period, and the Secretary concerned would have to prevent intergovernmental agreements from being used to avoid the chapter's rules.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]

MD • D

Cosponsors

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2026

  • Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 10/19/2026

  • Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2026

  • Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/16/2026

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/16/2026

  • Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2026

  • Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/16/2026

  • Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 9/16/2026

  • Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]

    NV • R

    Sponsored 9/21/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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