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HR 5235 — Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025
HR 5235 is a measure before Congress. This page is what Rallybase holds about it and the date each part of it was read.
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. (Summary by the Congressional Research Service, version Introduced in House, 2025-09-09.)
The source's latest action on it, dated 2026-09-14, reads: "Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571.".
- Identifier
- HR 5235
- Level
- Federal
- Jurisdiction
- the United States
- Session
- 119
- Chamber, from the bill number
- House of Representatives
- Where that identifier comes from
- Congress 119 — from the bill's congress.gov identifier.
- Latest action, as the source published it
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571. (2026-09-14)
- Read on
Summary 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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, version Introduced in House, 2025-09-09.
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