119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 18, 2025
Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
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Latest action (Dec 16, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Sep 18, 2025)
Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
This bill requires federal agencies and Intelligence Community (IC) elements to assess their software inventory and develop software management plans.
The bill requires each agency and each IC element to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software paid for by, in use at, or deployed throughout the agency or element. The assessment must include information such as (1) the current inventory of software; (2) contracts and other arrangements used to acquire, build, deploy, or use the software; (3) costs and fees not included in the initial contract or agreement; and (4) the interoperability of the software and restrictions on its use.
Each agency and IC element must use their assessment to develop a plan to consolidate software entitlements, develop procedures for cost-effective acquisition strategies, and restrict subordinate entities from using any software entitlement without approval. (A software entitlement is software that has been purchased, leased, or licensed by or billed to an agency and that is subject to use limitations.) Such plans must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress.
Within two years of enactment, OMB must submit recommendations to Congress regarding government software procurement policies and practices to
• increase the interoperability of software licenses;
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5457.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5862-5864)
Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$4,490,000
Spent on own lobbying
…(P.L. 115-435), the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 (H.R. 9747), the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act (H.R. 5457 / S. 1956), implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (P.L. 107-347), the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act (H.R.…
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AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$4,360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…(P.L. 115-435), the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 (H.R. 9747), the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act (H.R. 5457 / S. 1956), implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (P.L. 107-347), the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act (H.R.…
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AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$4,380,000
Spent on own lobbying
…(P.L. 115-435), the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 (H.R. 9747), the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act (H.R. 5457 / S. 1956), implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (P.L. 107-347), the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act (H.R.…
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COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE · lobbying firm or registrant: COUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 26, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$20,000
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Support H.R. 5749, H.R. 5457, and H.R. 143
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AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$4,590,000
Spent on own lobbying
…(P.L. 115-435), the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 (H.R. 9747), the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act (H.R. 5457 / S. 1956), implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (P.L. 107-347), the Federal Improvement in Technology (FIT) Procurement Act (H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing