H.R. 5235

Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025

Sponsor: Nancy Mace · 2 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act

This bill prohibits federal contract bid solicitations for contractor personnel from including minimum educational requirements unless the contracting officer justifies the requirements. The prohibition applies to educational requirements that may be met through education alone, education or experience, or a combination of education and experience.

The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementing guidance to federal agencies, including instructions for contracting officers that encourage using alternatives to education requirements.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title Changed · Feb 23

Where this section came from

  1. Sep 9, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sep 9
  2. Feb 23, 2026 · Engrossed in House Marked up by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Dec 2 Committee members' individual votes aren't in our records.
What changed in the text

This Act may be cited as the Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025 .

What is a markup?

A markup is a committee meeting where members go through a bill and vote on changes before sending it to the full chamber.

This Act may be cited as the Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025.