Gary Peters (D-MI)
Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
A Democratic bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act aims to improve how government agencies manage their software. It requires each agency to conduct a comprehensive assessment of all software they pay for, use, or deploy. Following this assessment, agencies must create a plan to consolidate software entitlements and reduce unnecessary costs. The bill also focuses on improving software interoperability and implementing cost-effective acquisition strategies. Finally, the act mandates various reports to ensure oversight and transparency across the government.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires comprehensive assessments and reports to be submitted to Congress to improve oversight and transparency.
- Scored +4
Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?
The act increases oversight and efficiency in how agencies manage and acquire software assets.
- Scored +3
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill aims to reduce unnecessary costs by consolidating software entitlements and eliminating excess licenses.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Financial Efficiency: The bill requires agencies to develop criteria and procedures for cost-effective acquisition strategies to reduce costs and eliminate excess licenses (Section 4(a)(2)).
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Improved Software Performance: Agencies are directed to create plans that maximize the effectiveness of deployed software and improve performance through better management (Section 4(b)(1)(E)).
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Reduced Software Restrictions: The legislation seeks to identify ways to minimize provisions that restrict how software can be deployed, accessed, or used, such as restrictions on hardware or data ownership (Section 3(a)(4) and Section 4(b)(4)).
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Standardized Government Practices: The Director is tasked with creating processes to harmonize common definitions and standardized requirements to help agency heads implement their plans (Section 4(e)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Potential Resource Demands: Agencies may need to identify and estimate costs for additional resources, services, or support required to implement their software modernization plans (Section 4(b)(6)).
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Requirement of No New Funding: The act explicitly states that no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the requirements of this bill (Section 6).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — The act increases oversight and efficiency in how agencies manage and acquire software assets. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill aims to reduce unnecessary costs by consolidating software entitlements and eliminating excess licenses.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires comprehensive assessments and reports to be submitted to Congress to improve oversight and transparency.
- 6/4/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Joni ErnstRepublican · Iowa
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon