# 119-hr-10443: American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026

119-hr-10443, American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10443
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Worker status, protections, and training: benefit, medium. 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…
- Federal buying from qualified nonprofits: mixed, medium. 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 thos…
- Program oversight, payments, and rules: mixed, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10443 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10443)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10443 (as of 2026-10-21).