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The 116th Congress,
1st Session (Calendar Year 2019) |
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Appropriations Bills and Law Since 1998 |
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House
Contracting Bills |
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Note:
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To help you understand legislation that is continually posted
late, the sponsor's Press Release is added, if there is one. |
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Second Session -
1/1/20 to 12/31/20 |
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H. R. 6764 |
New
Introduced on May 8, 2020, as the Put Our Neighbors to Work Act of
2020, to improve Congressional oversight and public transparency
of military construction contract awards. See
Press Release. |
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H. R. 6359 |
Introduced on March 23, 2020, as the Promoting Infrastructure by
Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act, to include a
payment and performance security requirement for certain
infrastructure financing. |
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H. R. 6320 |
Introduced on March 23, 2020, as the Small Contractor Stability
Act of 2020, to increase caps on sole source contract awards to
certain small business concerns. |
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H. R. 6307 |
Introduced on March 23, 2020, as the Easing Disruption for
America's Small Contractor Act of 2020 to provide contracting
flexibility to small business concerns. |
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H. R. 6208 |
Introduced on March 11, 2020, as the Protecting American 5 Space
Assets Act, to develop a strategy to protect the space assets of
the United States.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 5966 |
Introduced on February 25, 2020, as the Restore and Modernize Our
National Labs Act, to fund projects to restore and modernize the
National Laboratories. |
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H. R. 5938 |
Introduced on February 21, 2020, to reauthorize the Department of
Defense mentor-protégé program. |
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H. R. 5893 |
Introduced on February 13, 2020, as the Transit Bus Procurement
Act, to provide certain purchasing authority for recipients or
subrecipients of grants under chapter 53 of title 49 of such Code.H.
R. 6320 |
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H. R. 5822 |
On February 12, 2020, the Committee on Homeland Security held a
markup session and amended the bill.
Introduced on February 13, 2020, as the Homeland Security
Acquisition Professional Career Program Act, to establish an
acquisition professional career program. |
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H. R. 5644 |
Introduced on January 16, 2020, as the Construction Consensus
Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 to prohibit the use of reverse
auctions for design and construction services procurements.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 5554 |
Introduced on January 8, 2020, as the Clean Federal Fleet Act of
2020, to ensure that vehicles in Federal fleets comply with
certain low greenhouse gas emission standards.
Press Release. |
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First Session -
1/1/19 to 12/31/19 |
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H. R. 5329 |
Introduced on December 5, 2019, as the
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2019, to require that
the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods
and services necessary for the operations and management of
certain Government agencies.
Press Release. |
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H.
R. 5247 |
Introduced on December 5, 2019, to require prime contractors under
Federal construction contracts to notify the Government of changes
in certain subcontractors performing work under the contract. |
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H. R. 5130 |
Introduced on November 30, 2019, to adjust the employment size
standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing
concern is a small business concern.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 5125 |
Introduced on November 30, 2019, to ban the Federal procurement of
certain drones and other unmanned aircraft systems.
Press Release |
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H. R. 4915 |
ntroduced on October 30, 2019, as the Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, to provide loan guarantees for the
acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services by eligible
small businesses.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 4907 |
Introduced on October 29, 2019, to save and strengthen critical
social contract programs of the Federal Government. |
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H. R. 4904 |
Introduced on October 29, 2019, to reduce spending on nuclear
weapons and related defense spending and to prohibit the
procurement and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads. |
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H. R. 4753 |
Introduced on October 18, 2019, to prohibit the Secretary of
Homeland Security from operating or procuring foreign-made
unmanned aircraft systems. |
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H. R. 4727 |
Introduced on October 18, 2019, the Department of Homeland
Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2019,to amend the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 to establish a mentor-protégé program.
Press Release and Draft Bill. |
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H. R. 4702 |
Introduced on October 16, 2019, to modify the timeframe for
determining the size standard for manufacturing small business
concerns. |
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H. R. 4687 |
Introduced on October 16, 2019, the Sustainable Municipal Access
to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure (SMART Infrastructure)
Act, to waive certain procurement provisions for a project that
receives funds from certain Federal agencies.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 4593 |
Introduced on October 2, 2019, to amend the FAA Modernization and
Reform Act of 2012 and title 49, United States Code, with respect
to disadvantaged business enterprises. |
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H. R. 4406 |
Introduced on September 19, 2019, to improve the small business
development centers program. |
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H. R. 4277 |
Introduced on September 10, 2019, as the Department of Defense
Ethics and Anti-corruption Act of 2019, promote ethics and
prevent corruption in Department of Defense contracting and other
activities. |
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H. R. 4147 |
Introduced
on August 2, 2019, to amend section 4712 of title 41, United
States Code, to clarify the inclusion of subcontractors and
subgrantees for whistleblower protection. |
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H. R. 3774 |
Introduced
on July 17, 2019, as the Small Business Innovation Research and
Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2019, to
improve the Small Business Innovation Research program and Small
Business Technology Transfer program. |
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H. R. 3802 |
Introduced
on July 17, 2019, to prohibit the award of Federal Government
contracts to inverted domestic corporations. |
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H. R. 3633 |
Introduced
on July 9, 2019, to modify the unconditional ownership requirement
for women-owned and minority-owned small business concerns for
purposes of procurement contracts with the Small Business
Administration. |
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H. R. 3638 |
Introduced
on July 9, 2019, to revise postaward explanations for unsuccessful
offerors for certain contracts in the Federal Acquisition
Regulation. |
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H. R. 3595 |
Introduced
on June 28, 2019, as the Charitable Donations Freedom Act, to
amend section 1342 of title 31, United States Code (the
Antideficiency Act), to define the term voluntary services.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 3576 |
Introduced
on June 28, 2019, to reestablish the Commission on Wartime
Contracting. |
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H. R. 3559 |
Introduced
on June 27, 2019, to control the export of electronic waste in
order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of
counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian
electronics supply chains in the United States.
Press Release from Coalition for American Electronics
Recycling. |
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H. R. 3428 |
Introduced
on June 21, 2019, as the Contracting Credit Equality Act of 2019,
amend the Small Business Act to give small business contracting
credit for certain small businesses located in United States
territories. |
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H. R. 3413 |
Introduced
on June 21, 2019, as the DHS Acquisition Reform Act of 2019, to
provide for certain acquisition authorities for the Under
Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland Security. |
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H. R. 3132 |
Introduced
on June 5, 2019, as the Rapid Fielding Defense Capabilities and
Risk Assessment Act, to provide a briefing to the
congressional defense committees relating to the “middle tier” of
acquisition programs. |
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H. R. 3087 |
Introduced
on June 4, 2019, to make improvements to the Mentor-Protégé
Program of the Department of Defense. |
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H. R. 3014 |
Introduced on May 23, 2019, to amend title 10, United
States Code, and the Small Business Act to improve innovation in
defense procurement. |
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H. R. 2944 |
Introduced on May 23, 2019, to establish a
public-private exchange program for the acquisition workforce.
See
Press Release. |
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H. R. 2794 |
Introduced on May 16, 2019 as the Defense Small
Business Advancement Act, to reauthorize and improve the
Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program. See
Press Release. |
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H. R. 2755 |
Introduced on May 16, 2019, as the Buy America 2.0
Act, to standardize and extend certain Buy America provisions.
See
Press Release. |
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H. R. 2576 |
Introduced on May 8, 2019, to require a report on
expenditures for contracts for advertising services. |
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H. R. 2500 |
On July 12, 2019, passed House.
On
June 13, 2019, ordered to be Reported (Amended) in House.
Introduced on May 2, 2019, as the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. |
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H. R. 2472 |
Introduced on May 2, 2019, as the BuyAmerican.gov Act
of 2019, to strengthen Buy American requirements. |
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H. R. 2450 |
Introduced on May 1, 2019, as the Military Base
Operations and Infrastructure Innovative Management Act. to
establish a demonstration program at a military installation in
the United States to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of
using innovative technologies and systems to assist in the
management of military installations. See
Press Release. |
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H. R. 2345 |
On July 15, 2019, passed House
On
June 13, 2019, reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small
Business with
H. Rept. 116-116.
Introduced on April 18, 2019, to clarify the intention
of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration is subject to certain requirements with respect to
establishing size standards for small business concerns. |
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H. R. 2344 |
Introduced on April 18, 2019, to provide interim
partial payment to small business contractors that request an
equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a
construction contract. |
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H. R. 2342 |
Introduced on April 18, 2019, to provide a contracting
preference for contractors that retain American jobs and purchase
goods and services in the United States. |
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H. R. 2083 |
On June 10, 2019, passed House.
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May 30, 2019, reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland
Security with
H. Rept. 116-90.
Introduced on April 2, 2019, to amend the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 regarding the procurement of certain items
related to national security interests for Department of Homeland
Security frontline operational components. |
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H. R. 2022 |
Introduced on April 2, 2019, to establish certain
procurement procedures with respect to businesses wholly-owned
through an ESOP. |
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H. R. 1912 |
On
May 19, 2019, passed House.
Introduced on March 27, 2019, to amend the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 to provide for requirements relating to
documentation for major acquisition programs. |
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H. R. 1890 |
Introduced on March 27, 2019, to require a life-cycle
cost analysis for certain projects. |
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H. R. 1858 |
Introduced on March 25, 2019, to preserve open
competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor
relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and
federally funded construction projects.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 1822 |
Introduced on March 18, 2019, to provide acquisition
requirements for Coast Guard Polar Security Cutters. |
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H. R. 1668 |
On
June 12, 2019, ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a
Substitute
On
June 12, 2019, Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Introduced on March 11, 2019, to leverage Federal
Government procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity
for Internet of Things devices.
Press Release. See S. 734 below in Senate. |
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H. R. 1649 |
On
June 13, 2019, reported by the Committee on Small Business with
H. Rept. 116-112.
Introduced on March 8, 2019, to require cyber
certification for small business development center counselors. |
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H. R. 1648 |
Introduced on March 8, 2019, to provide for the
establishment of an enhanced cybersecurity assistance and
protections for small businesses. |
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H. R. 1615 |
Introduced on March 7, 2019, to transfer the
responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and
controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans to the Small
Business Administration. |
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H. R. 1577 |
Introduced on March 6, 2019, to improve the procurement
practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 1543 |
Introduced on March 5, 2019, to require the procurement
of iron and steel products from American sources.
Press Release. |
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H. R. 1319 |
Introduced on February 22, 2019, to repeal the wage
rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act. |
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H. R. 1213 |
Introduced on February 13, 2019, to provide
compensation for Federal contractors impacted by a lapse in
appropriations. |
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H. R. 1076 |
Introduced on January 30, 2019, to prohibit Federal
agencies and Federal contractors from requesting that an applicant
for employment disclose criminal history record information before
the applicant has received a conditional offer. |
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H. R. 932 |
Introduced on January 30, 2019, to authorize certain
long-term contracts for Federal purchases of energy. |
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H. R. 919 |
Introduced on January 30, 2019, to direct the
Administrator of General Services to incorporate bird-safe
building materials and design features into public buildings. |
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H. R. 824 |
Introduced on January 28, 2019, to provide back pay to
Federal contractors.
Draft. |
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H. R. 678 |
Introduced on January 17, 2019, to provide back pay to
low-wage contractor employees |
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H. R. 246 |
On
January 14, 2019, passed House.
Introduced on January 4, 2019, to to require senior
procurement executives, procurement center representatives, and
the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to
assist small business concerns participating in the Small Business
Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology
Transfer Program. |
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H. R. 227 |
On
January 8, 2019, passed House.
Introduced on January 3, 2019, to specify what credit
is given for certain subcontractors and to provide a dispute
process for non-payment to subcontractors. |
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H. R. 206 |
On
January 14, 2019, passed House.
Introduced on January 3, 2019, to create certain
requirements with respect to the SBIR and STTR program. |
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H. R. 190 |
On
January 16, 2019, passed House.
Introduced on January 3, 2019, to eliminate the
inclusion of option years in the award price for sole source
contracts. |
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Senate
Contracting Bills |
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Second Session -
1/1/20 to 12/31/20 |
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S. 3570 |
Introduced on March 23, 2020, provide for the expedited
procurement of equipment needed to combat COVID-19 under the
Defense Production Act of 1950. |
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S. 3568 |
Introduced on March 23, 2020, as the Medical Supply Chain
Emergency Act of 2020, to require the President to use authorities
under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to require emergency
production of medical equipment to address the COVID-19 outbreak. |
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S. 3488 |
Introduced on March 11, 2020, as the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
Act of 2020, to provide for certain contracting requirements to
promote fair and safe workplaces. |
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S. 3352 |
Introduced on February 27, 2020, to require that Federal agencies
only procure cut flowers and cut greens grown in the United
States.
Press Release. |
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S. 3282 |
Introduced on February 12, 2020, as the Protecting Business
Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2020, to improve the oversight
of contracts awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to small
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. |
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First Session -
1/1/19 to 12/31/19 |
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S. 3038 |
Introduced on December 12, 2019, as the Promoting Rigorous and
Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and
Acquisitions Act of 2019, to promote innovative acquisition
techniques and procurement strategies.
Press Release. |
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S. 2990 |
Introduced on December 5, 2019, as the Freedom from Government
Competition Act of 2019, to require that the Federal Government
procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary
for the operations and management of certain Government agencies.
Press Release. |
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S. 2888 |
Introduced on November 18, 2019, to modify the treatment of
certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market
value, |
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S. 2853 |
Introduced on November 13, 2019, to provide interim partial
payment to small business contractors that request an equitable
adjustment due to a change in the terms of a construction
contract.
Press Release and Draft Bill. |
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S. 2852 |
Introduced on November 13, 2019, to establish accelerated payments
applicable to contracts with certain small business concerns.
Press Release and Draft Bill. |
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S. 2733 |
Introduced on October 29, 2019, to save and strengthen critical
social contract programs of the Federal Government. |
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S. 2729 |
Introduced on October 29, 2019, as the Small Business Contracting
Accountability Act, to require Federal agencies to report to
Congress on non-compliance with the requirements applicable to the
Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of
the Federal agency.
Press Release. |
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S. 2727 |
Introduced on October 29, 2019, as the Smarter Approaches 5 to
Nuclear Expenditures Act, to reduce spending on nuclear weapons
and related defense spending and to prohibit the procurement and
deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads.
Press Release and draft bill.. |
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S. 2630 |
Introduced on October 17, 2019, the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act, to
repeal the wage requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.
Press Release. |
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S. 2617 |
Introduced on October 17, 2019, the Contracts and Obligations
Modernization for Efficient Terms of Service (COMETS) Act, to
allow the procurement of supplies and services for commercial
activities at National Aeronautics and Space Administration
centers.
Press Release and Draft Bill. |
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S. 2502 |
Introduced on September 18, 2019, to ban the Federal procurement
of certain drones and other unmanned aircraft systems.
Press Release. |
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S. 2421 |
Introduced
on August 1, 2019, to improve accountability of disaster
contracts. |
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S. 2316 |
Introduced
on July 30, 2019, to require a plan for strengthening the supply
chain intelligence function and to establish a National Supply
Chain Intelligence Center.
Press Release. |
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S. 2315 |
Introduced
on July 30, 2019, as the Whistleblower Act of 2019, to clarify the
inclusion of subcontractors and subgrantees for whistleblower
protection. |
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S. 2141 |
Introduced
on July 17, 2019, as the SBIR Expansion and Accountability Act of
2019, to supplement the reporting requirements applicable to the
Small Business Administration. |
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S. 2139 |
Introduced
on July 17, 2019, as the American Business for American Companies
Act of 2019, to prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts
to inverted domestic corporations. |
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S. 2056 |
Introduced
on July 8, 2019, to ensure that certain Federal infrastructure
programs require the use of materials produced in the United
States. |
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S. 2045 |
Introduced
on June 27, 2019, to reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs. |
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S. 1998 |
Introduced
on June 27, 2019, to improve the programs for veterans of the
Small Business Administration.
Press Release. |
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S. 1981 |
Introduced
on June 26, 2019, to modify the unconditional ownership
requirement for women-owned and minority-owned small business
concerns for purposes of procurement contracts with the Small
Business Administration. |
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S. 1963 |
Introduced
on June 25, 2019, to require the purchase of domestically made
flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal
Government. |
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S. 1857 |
Introduced
on June 13, 2019, as the ‘Federal Energy and Water Management
Performance Act of 2019, to improve Federal energy and water
performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a
Federal Energy Management Program.
Press Release. |
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S. 1790 |
On September 19, 2019, Conference held.
On September 17, 2019, House amended bill in its entirety.
On
June 27, 2019, passed Senate.
Introduced
on June 11, 2019, as the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2020, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of
Energy. Senate Committee on Armed Services reported bill
with
Report No. 116-48. |
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S.
1621 |
Introduced on May 22, 2019, to authorize the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of
goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ
veterans. |
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S. 1503 |
Introduced on May 16, 2019, as the Department of
Defense Ethics and Anti-corruption Act of 2019, to promote
ethics and prevent corruption in Department of Defense contracting
and other activities.
Draft Bill. See
Press Release. |
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S. 1419 |
Introduced on May 13, 2019, as the Early
Participation in Regulations Act, to require agencies to
publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules.
See
Press Release. |
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S. 1385 |
Introduced on May 9, 2019, to prohibit the awarding of
a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition
threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies
in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the
contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts. |
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S. 1324 |
Introduced on May 6, 2019, to strengthen Buy American
requirements. (See House counterpart.) |
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S. 1320 |
Introduced on May 6, 2019, to reauthorize and improve
the Department of Defense Mentor-Protege Program. See
Press Release. |
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S. 1287 |
Introduced on May 2, 2019, as the Strengthening Buy
America for Small Shipyard Grants Act, to ensure small shipyard
grant projects are carried out using materials produced in the
United States. |
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S. 1271 |
Introduced on May 1, 2019, as the Defense Acquisition
Decision Making Streamlining Act of 2019, to streamline
decision-making process for weapon systems. |
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S. 1245 |
Introduced on April 30, 2019, as the All-of-the-Above
Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019, to improve
energy performance in Federal buildings. |
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S. 1104 |
Introduced on April 10, 2019, to prohibit the General
Services Administration from awarding contracts to certain insured
depository institutions that avoid doing business with certain
companies that are engaged in lawful commerce based solely on
social policy considerations. |
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S. 734 |
Introduced on March 11, 2019, to leverage Federal
Government procurement power to encourage increased cybersecurity
for Internet of Things devices. |
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S. 673 |
On June 12, 2019, Small Business and
Entrepreneurship held
hearings.
Introduced on March 8, 2019, to to amend the Small
Business Act to eliminate the inclusion of option years in the
award price for sole source contracts.
Press Release. |
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S. 492 |
Introduced on February 7, 2019, to improve contracting
opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned small
business concerns.
Press Release. |
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S. 387 |
On April 10, 2019, Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs reported bill with an amendment
with written
report No. 116-33.
Introduced on February 7, 2019, to prohibit Federal
agencies and Federal contractors from requesting that an applicant
for employment disclose criminal history record information before
the applicant has received a conditional offer. |
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S. 162 |
Introduced on January 17, 2019, to provide back pay to
low-wage contractor employees |
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S. 156 |
Introduced on January 16, 2019, to prevent conflicts of
interest that stem from executive branch employees
receiving bonuses or other compensation arrangements from
non-Government sources, from the revolving door that
raises concerns about the independence of executive branch
employees, and from the revolving door that casts
aspersions over the awarding of Government contracts and
other financial benefits. |
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S. 154 |
Introduced on January 16, 2019, to improve oversight of
contracts for services and financial processes of the
Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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S. 124 |
Introduced on January 16, 2019, to amend the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 to prevent employers from using
non-compete agreements in employment contracts for certain
non-exempt employees. |
