# 119-hr-5185: To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.

119-hr-5185, To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5185
- Congress: 119
- Title: To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

**Positive-law codification of Title 41** modernizes and centralizes federal procurement, property, and acquisition references across the U.S. Code and adds a new Chapter 73 that clarifies finality rules for certain contract disputes. - Federal agencies and contracting offices see obsolete citations replaced with current Title 40 and Title 41 references, making procurement cross-references consistent across many statutes. - Contractors and program managers get clearer placement of named procurement laws, mapping statutes like Walsh–Healey and Buy American into Title 41 chapters to simplify where rules are found. - Courts, contractors, and lawyers must work with a new Chapter 73 (41 U.S.C. 7301–7304) that sets when administrative contract decisions are final and preserves judicial review for legal questions. *Net fiscal effect: does not create new appropriations or funding authorities, so it does not increase federal spending.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clearer, updated procurement code references: benefit, medium. If enacted, many laws would point to updated Title 40 and Title 41 sections for procurement rules. Old citations, like those for the Buy American Act and legacy statutes, would be replaced with clear, current locations. The bill would add two translation sections (sections 171 and 172) that list ho…
- New rules for federal contract disputes: mixed, medium. If enacted, this would set review rules for disputes on federal contracts not covered by the Contract Disputes Act. An agency decision would be final unless it was fraudulent, capricious, arbitrary, grossly wrong in a way that implies bad faith, or lacked substantial evidence. Courts would still de…
- Repeal of one 2011 procurement clause: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would repeal section 5(c)(2) of Public Law 111-350. The repeal would be effective January 4, 2011. Agencies and contractors that relied on that clause would need to review how their procedures change. For example, some Coast Guard procurement practices could be affected.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-1354: Justice for All Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5185 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5185)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-1354: Justice for All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1354)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5185 (as of 2026-09-18).