# 119-hr-2417: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

119-hr-2417, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2417
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates better visibility and oversight of government software assets.** This bill would require executive agencies to inventory, assess, and modernize software entitlements and licensing to reduce duplication and improve interoperability, while treating intelligence elements separately. - Agencies' CIOs must complete a comprehensive software assessment within 18 months. They must then submit a modernization plan within 1 year that catalogs entitlements, contracts, costs, and interoperability limits and bars internal units from acquiring software without CIO approval. - Plans must push agencies to consolidate licenses, pursue enterprise or open-source options, and use automation and analytics to cut excess licenses and cloud-related fees. - The Office of Management and Budget Director and the GSA Administrator would develop standards and share best practices within 2 years. The Government Accountability Office must report on government-wide trends and agency compliance within 3 years.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agency plans to cut software costs: benefit, medium. Using that assessment, each agency CIO would make a plan within one year after the agency head submits it. The plan would consolidate licenses, use enterprise deals, and cut extra or unused licenses. Agency units would need CIO approval before buying, using, or building software. Plans would cover…
- Government-wide software standards and reviews: benefit, medium. OMB, with GSA and agency councils, would set shared terms and standards using existing reporting tools. Within two years, OMB would report to two committees on how to boost interoperability, consolidate licenses, cut costs, improve performance, and oversee licenses and government‑built software. Wi…
- New software tracking rules for agencies: benefit, medium. If enacted, each agency would have to map all software it pays for or uses. The CIO, working with the CFO, CAO, CDO, and General Counsel, would finish an assessment within 18 months. It would list licenses, contracts, costs and cloud fees, restrictive terms, and how well tools work together. The CI…
- No new funding for this effort: cost, low. This bill would not authorize new money for these tasks. Agencies would use current budgets unless Congress provides funds elsewhere. That could slow or limit how fast agencies carry out the assessments and plans.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2417 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2417)

## Related
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- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hconres-12: Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hconres-12)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-2913: Ukraine Support Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2417 (as of 2026-04-21).