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HR 5235 · in committee · significant

Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • Federal agencies must justify why they require minimum education credentials when hiring contractors.
  • Contracting officers and companies bidding on federal contracts are affected by stricter rules on educational requirements.
  • OMB will issue guidance to agencies encouraging alternatives to education requirements as job qualifications.

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  1. 01

    How might removing education credential requirements from federal contracts affect the quality and accountability of government work?

  2. 02

    What alternative qualifications could federal agencies use to assess contractor competence if they cannot require specific degrees?

  3. 03

    Which federal contracting sectors would face the biggest operational changes under stricter justification requirements for education credentials?

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Nancy Mace

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Introduced 2026-02-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-02-24 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2026-02-23 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-02-23 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2247)

  4. 2026-02-23 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2247)

  5. 2026-02-23 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5235.

  6. 2026-02-23 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2247-2248)

  7. 2026-02-23 · house · Floor

    Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-12-02 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

  9. 2025-12-02 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. 2025-09-09 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  11. 2025-09-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  12. 2025-09-09 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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