Prioritize American companies for Department of War professional services contracts.

Cory Mills · Florida · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 99%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

introduced the SAFE Services Act, legislation to ensure American companies are prioritized for Department of War (DoW) professional services contracts critical to U.S. national security.

Mills introduced the SAFE Services Act to prioritize U.S. companies in certain DoW contracting.

Press Releases | Representative Mills
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To request the Secretary of Defense to provide preference for offerors that are United States companies in professional services contracts, and for other purposes.

Introduces legislation requesting preference for U.S. companies in Department of Defense professional services contracts.

H.R.6882 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To request the Secretary of Defense to provide preference for offerors that are United States companies in professional services contracts, and for other purposes. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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introduced the Securing American Firms & Expertise in Services (SAFE Services) Act, legislation to ensure American companies are prioritized for Department of War (DoW) professional services contracts critical to U.S. national security.

Mills introduced the SAFE Services Act to prioritize American firms for DoW professional services contracts.

Congressman Cory Mills Introduces the SAFE SERVICES Act
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The SAFE Services Act addresses this oversight by requiring the Department of War to prioritize American companies when procuring professional services essential to military readiness and infrastructure.

Mills introduced legislation to require the Department of War to prioritize American companies for professional services contracts.

Congressman Cory Mills Introduces the SAFE SERVICES Act | Representative Mills
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To request the Secretary of Defense to provide preference for offerors that are United States companies in professional services contracts, and for other purposes.

Introduced a bill directing the Defense Department to prefer U.S. companies for professional services contracts.

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.6882 - To request the Secretary of Defense to provide preference for offerors that are United States companies in professional services contracts, and for other purposes. | Congress.gov
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Evidence

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Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07), along with Congressman Hamadeh (R-Ariz.), introduced the Securing American Firms & Expertise in Services (SAFE Services) Act, legislation to ensure American companies are prioritized for Department of War (DoW) professional services contracts critical to U.S. national security.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official House release confirming Mills introduced the bill matching the promise. This is concrete action, but it is introduction only; the release itself does not show passage, enactment, or implementation during the lookback window.

unresolved unknown A for effort

Congressman Cory Mills Introduces the SAFE SERVICES Act | Representative Mills
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Sponsor: Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (Introduced 12/18/2025) ... Latest Action: House - 12/18/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. The bill has the status Introduced.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Congress.gov shows the bill was introduced and referred to Armed Services, with no later congressional action visible in the official record cited here. That supports an unresolved status rather than delivery.

unresolved unknown A for effort

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Section 1813, “Domestic preference in the procurement of professional services,” directs the Secretary of Defense to revise DFARS so contracting officers establish a preference for offerors that are United States companies for professional-services contracts.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official reported text of H.R. 8800 contains the same substantive policy Mills sought in the SAFE Services Act, but this text alone is not enactment or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, Reported in House
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Roll Call 278 for H.R. 8800 lists the vote question as “On Passage,” status “Passed,” with 216 yeas and 212 nays.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House passed the FY2027 NDAA containing the domestic professional-services preference provision. This is significant progress, but not final delivery absent Senate passage, enactment, and DFARS implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Mills introduced the SAFE Services Act, and substantially similar language was included in the FY2027 NDAA that passed the House during his current term. But the cited record does not show Senate passage, enactment, or DFARS implementation, so the promised procurement preference has not been delivered. Because he made a serious legislative attempt and materially advanced the policy through House action, credit is appropriate as an effort badge, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. unknown A for effort

Mills introduced the SAFE Services Act to prioritize U.S. companies for Department of War professional services contracts, which is a serious legislative attempt closely matching the promise. However, the official bill status shows it was only introduced and referred to committee, with no evidence of passage, enactment, or implementation. Because the promised policy outcome has not been delivered, this should be marked never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%