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The 113th Congress,
1st Session (Calendar Year 2013) |
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Appropriations Bills and Law Since 1998 |
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House
Contracting Bills |
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H.
R. 27 |
Introduced on January 3, 2013, to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive acquisition
program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics,
and supplies (DMEPOS). |
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H. R. 436 |
Introduced on January 29, 2013, as the Government Neutrality in
Contracting Act, to preserve open competition and Federal
Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal
Government contractors on Federal and federally funded
construction projects. |
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H. R. 439 |
Introduced on January 29, 2013, to ensure that the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Authority complies with certain Federal
regulations and statutes. |
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H. R. 448 |
Introduced on February 1, 2013, as the Responsibility in
Federal Contracting Act, to require that the prevailing wage
utilized for purposes of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,
United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act),
be determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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H. R. 489 |
Introduced on February 4, 2013, as the HUBZone Expansion Act of
2013, to expand the HUBZone program for communities affected
by base realignment and closure. |
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H. R. 735 |
Introduced on February
14, 2013, as the Federal Protective Service Improvement and
Accountability Act of 2013, to enhance homeland security,
including domestic preparedness and collective response to
terrorism, by improving the Federal Protective Service. |
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H. R. 776 |
Introduced on February
15, 2013, as the Security in Bonding Act of 2013, to revise
requirements related to assets pledged by a surety. |
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H. R. 824 |
Introduced on February
26, 2013, as the Federal Workforce Reduction Through Attrition
Act, to reduce the total number of civil service employees in
the executive branch of the Government through attrition. |
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H. R. 882 |
On April 15, 2013, passed the House of Representatives.
On April 12, 2013, the House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform reported the bill with H. Rept.
113-35.
On March 20, 2013, the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform had a
markup session.
Introduced on
February 28, 2013, as the Contracting and Tax Accountability
Act of 2013, 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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H. R. 1072 |
Introduced on
March 12, 2013, as the Freedom from Government Competition Act
of 2013, 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. |
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H. R. 1102 |
Introduced on
March 12, 2013, as the Medicare Prescription Drug Price
Negotiation Act of 2013, to require the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on
behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. |
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H. R. 1114 |
Introduced on
March 12, 2013, as the End Political Kickbacks Act of 2013
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the ban
on the making of contributions by certain government contractors
to other for-profit recipients of Federal funds, to limit the
amount of contributions the employees of for-profit recipients of
Federal funds may make during any calendar year in which such
funds are provided. |
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H. R. 1232 |
On March 20, 2013,
reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform.
Introduced on
March 18, 2013, as the Federal Information Technology
Acquisition Reform Act, to amend titles 40, 41, and 44, United
States Code, to eliminate duplication and waste in information
technology acquisition and management. |
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H. R. 1367 |
Introduced on
March 21, 2013, as the FEHBP Prescription Drug Integrity,
Transparency, and Cost Savings Act, to ensure program integrity,
transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of
prescription drug benefits under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program. |
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H. R. 1480 |
Introduced on
April 10, 2013, as the Buy America Accountability Act of 2013,
to require each department or independent establishment to conduct
an annual audit of its contracts for compliance with such chapter. |
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H. R. 1524 |
Introduced on
April 12, 2013, as the Make it in America: Create Clean Energy
Manufacturing Jobs in America Act, to require 85 percent
domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal
agencies or by States with Federal funds and in property eligible
for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits. |
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H. R. 1622 |
Introduced on
April 18, 2013, as the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting
Act of 2013, to amend the Small Business Act to ensure
fairness and transparency in contracting with small business
concerns. |
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H. R. 1637 |
Introduced on
April 18, 2013, as the Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act,
to amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly
known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount
of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such
provisions. |
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H. R. 1717 |
Introduced on
April 18, 2013, as the Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program
Act of 2013, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act
to establish a market pricing program for durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) under
part B of the Medicare program. |
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H. R. 1764 |
Introduced on
April 26, 2013, as the Ammunition Management for More
Obtainability Act of 2013, to limit the amount of
ammunition purchased or possessed by certain Federal agencies for
a 6-month period. |
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H. R. 1942 |
Introduced on
May 9, 2013, as the Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2013,
to assure quality and best value with respect to Federal
construction projects by prohibiting the practice known as bid
shopping. |
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H. R. 1960 |
On June 7, 2013, the House Committee on Armed Services reported
the bill with H. Rpt.
113-102
Introduced on
May 9, 2013, as the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2014, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2014 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. 2098 |
Introduced on
May 22, 2013, as the Federal Prison Industries Competition in
Contracting Act of 2013, to to require Federal Prison
Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair
competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers
and empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for
taxpayers' dollars. |
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H. R. 2232 |
New
Introduced on June 4, 2013, as the Make Every Small Business
Count Act of 2013, to permit prime contractors covered
by a subcontracting plan pertaining to a single contract with a
Federal agency to receive credit against such a plan for using
small business subcontractors at any level of subcontracting. |
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H. R. 2299 |
Introduced on
June 6, 2013, as the Defense Base Act Insurance Improvement Act
of 2013, to require the provision of insurance under that Act
under a Government self-insurance program, and to require an
implementation strategy for such self-insurance program. |
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Senate Contracting Bills |
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S. 6 |
Introduced on January 3, 2013, as the Putting Our Veterans Back to
Work Act of 2013, to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of
2011, to provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans,
to improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of
members of the uniformed services. |
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S.
66 |
Introduced on January 23, 2013, as the Corps of Engineers
Project Delivery Flexibility Act of 2013, to establish a pilot
program to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and project delivery
efficiency of non-Federal sponsors as the lead project delivery
team for authorized civil works flood control and navigation
construction projects of the Corps of Engineers.
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S.
98 |
Introduced on January 23, 2013, as the Local Disaster
Contracting Fairness Act of 2013, to ensure efficiency and
fairness in the awarding of Federal contracts in connection with
natural disaster reconstruction efforts. |
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S.
99 |
Introduced on January 23, 2013, as the Natural Disaster
Fairness in Contracting Act of 2013, to provide for full and
open competition for Federal contracts related to natural disaster
reconstruction efforts.
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S.
109 |
Introduced on January 23, 2013, as the Government Neutrality in
Contracting Act, to preserve open competition and Federal
Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal
Government contractors on Federal and federally funded
construction projects. |
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S.
117 |
Introduced on January 23, 2013, as the Medicare Prescription
Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2013, to amend part D of title
XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices
on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. |
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S.
126 |
Introduced on January 24, 2013, as the Earmark Elimination Act
of 2013, to prohibit earmarks. |
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S. 196 |
Introduced on January 31, 2013, as the Assuring Contracting
Equity Act of 2013, to assure equity in contracting between
the Federal Government and small business concerns. |
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S. 206 |
Introduced on January 31, 2013, as the HUBZone Expansion Act of
2013, to expand the HUBZone program for communities
affected by base realignment and closure. |
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S. 259 |
Introduced on
February 7, 2013, as the Assuring Contracting Equity Act of
2013, to assure equity in contracting between the Federal
Government and small business concerns. |
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S.
408 |
Introduced on
February 28, 2013, as the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings
and Choice Act of 2013, to deliver a meaningful benefit and
lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare program. |
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S. 430 |
Introduced on
February 28, 2013, as the Veterans Small Business Opportunity
and Protection Act of 2013, to enhance treatment of certain
small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans
Affairs contracting goals and preferences. |
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S. 495 |
Introduced on
March 7, 2013, as the Careers for Veterans Act of 2013, to
require Federal agencies to hire veterans, to require States to
recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing
licenses and credentials to veterans. |
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S.
523 |
Introduced on
March 12, 2013, as the Freedom from Government Competition Act,
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. |
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S.
664 |
Introduced on
March 22, 2013, as the Government Contractor Accountability Act
of 2013, to require reports by Federal Government entities
regarding responses to Inspector General recommendations on
potential cost-saving measures or on reimbursement for poor
contractor performance, cost overruns, or other reasons. |
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S.
675 |
Introduced on
March 22, 2013, as the Never Contract With the Enemy Act, to
prohibit contracting with the enemy. |
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S.
697 |
Introduced on
April 10, 2013, as the Contract Screener Reform and
Accountability Act, to reform and improve the oversight of the
performance of passenger and baggage security screening at
domestic commercial airports by private screening companies |
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S
760 |
Introduced on
April 18, 2013, as the Government Customer Service Improvement
Act of 2013, to require the establishment of Federal
customer service standards and to improve the service provided by
Federal agencies. |
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S.
761 |
On June 3, 2013, Reorted by the Senate Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources with S. Rpt. No.
113-37. (Report not filed as of June 9, 2013.)
On April 23, a
hearing was held by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources.
Introduced on
April 18, 2013, as the Energy Savings and Industrial
Competitiveness Act of 2013, to promote energy savings in
residential and commercial buildings and industry. See Title
IV. |
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S.
816 |
Introduced on
April 25, 2013, as the Stewardship End Result Contracting
Project Act, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 to provide for the conduct of stewardship end result
contracting projects. |
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S.
849 |
Introduced on
April 25, 2013, as the Permanent Stewardship Contracting
Authority Act of 2013 to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration
Act of 2003 to provide for the conduct of stewardship contracting
projects. |
