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S. 2139

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2139, the PRIME Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 18, 2025 by Sen. Tim Sheehy (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jun 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 2139 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

s2139/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2139 IS: Procurement Reform for Immediate Military Equipment Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2139  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 18, 2025   Mr. Sheehy  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To provide for expedited procurement for experimental purposes, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Procurement Reform for Immediate Military Equipment Act   or the   PRIME Act  .
2.
Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes
Section 4023 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), by striking  ordnance, signal, chemical activity, transportation, energy, medical, space flight, telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and accessories, and designs thereof,  and inserting  demonstrations, prototypes, products, supplies, parts, accessories, auxiliary services, and design for defense-related articles ;
(2)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
by inserting  or modified  after  may be made ; and
(B)
by inserting  prototyping,  after  greater than necessary for ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
Follow-On production contracts or transactions
Purchases under this section may allow for follow-on production contracts or transactions without the use of competitive procedures or further justification, even if explicit notification was not provided, if a combatant command submits a written determination that the purchased item successfully completed the experiment and intends to field the item.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to provide for the expedited procurement for experimental purposes, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R) sponsors S. 2139 alone.

Tim Sheehy

Sen. · R–MT · Sponsor

Committees

S. 2139 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jun 18, 2025

Actions

S. 2139 has taken 2 actions since Jun 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee
Jun 18, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2139 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2139 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • PRIME Act — Display Title
  • PRIME Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Procurement Reform for Immediate Military Equipment Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to provide for the expedited procurement for experimental purposes, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2139 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2139’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s2139/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com