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Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act of 2025

The Senate took up the Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act, a bill that would bar federal contract solicitations from including minimum education requirements for contractor personnel unless the contracting officer justifies them, and would have the Office of Management and Budget issue guidance encouraging alternatives to education requirements. Senator Thune asked the Senate to take up the bill by unanimous consent, and it proceeded to consideration. No substantive floor debate was sampled in this exchange.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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John Thune

Republican
“I am asking the Senate to take up this bill right now.”
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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 571, H.R. 5235. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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