HB5235: Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025
- Introduced (completed)
- 2Passed One Chamber (current step)
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit minimum educational requirements for proposed contractor personnel in certain contract solicitations, and for other purposes.
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This bill changes federal contracting rules to ban requiring minimum education levels for contractor workers on certain government contracts. For example, a contractor could not be required to hire only workers with bachelor's degrees. The bill amends Title 41 of US Code, which covers federal procurement rules. It was sponsored by Representatives Nancy Mace, Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. The bill has passed one and is engrossed, meaning it is ready for the other chamber to vote on it.
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HB5235: Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025