US Congress House Bill 436

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January 29 2013 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Government Neutrality in Contracting Act - Directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for construction projects, to ensure that bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents do not: (1) require or prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor from entering into, or adhering to, agreements with a labor organization, with respect to that construction project or another related construction project; or (2) otherwise discriminate against or give preference to such a party because it did or did not become a signatory or otherwise adhere to such an agreement. Allows exemptions to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve national security. Allows additional exemptions for certain projects. Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act with respect to the applicable federal contracts.

Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

Rep Harris, Andy	Rep Aderholt, Robert B.	Rep Alexander, Rodney	Rep Amash, Justin
Rep Amodei, Mark E.	Rep Bachmann, Michele	Rep Bachus, Spencer	Rep Barr, Garland "Andy"
Rep Barton, Joe	Rep Benishek, Dan	Rep Bentivolio, Kerry L.	Rep Bilirakis, Gus M.
Rep Bishop, Rob	Rep Black, Diane	Rep Blackburn, Marsha	Rep Brooks, Mo
Rep Broun, Paul C.	Rep Bucshon, Larry	Rep Burgess, Michael C.	Rep Calvert, Ken
Rep Camp, Dave	Rep Coffman, Mike	Rep Cole, Tom	Rep Cotton, Tom
Rep Cramer, Kevin	Rep Crenshaw, Ander	Rep DesJarlais, Scott	Rep Duncan, Jeff
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr.	Rep Farenthold, Blake	Rep Fincher, Stephen Lee	Rep Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Rep Forbes, J. Randy	Rep Fortenberry, Jeff	Rep Franks, Trent	Rep Gardner, Cory
Rep Garrett, Scott	Rep Goodlatte, Bob	Rep Gosar, Paul A.	Rep Graves, Sam
Rep Griffin, Tim	Rep Harper, Gregg	Rep Holding, George	Rep Huelskamp, Tim
Rep Huizenga, Bill	Rep Hurt, Robert	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.	Rep Jordan, Jim
Rep King, Steve	Rep Kingston, Jack	Rep Latta, Robert E.	Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine
Rep Lummis, Cynthia M.	Rep Marchant, Kenny	Rep Meadows, Mark	Rep Miller, Gary G.
Rep Miller, Jeff	Rep Mullin, Markwayne	Rep Mulvaney, Mick	Rep Neugebauer, Randy
Rep Nunnelee, Alan	Rep Palazzo, Steven M.	Rep Pearce, Stevan	Rep Perry, Scott
Rep Pittenger, Robert	Rep Poe, Ted	Rep Price, Tom	Rep Radel, Trey
Rep Ribble, Reid J.	Rep Roe, David P.	Rep Rooney, Thomas J.	Rep Ross, Dennis
Rep Scalise, Steve	Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.	Rep Sessions, Pete	Rep Simpson, Michael K.
Rep Smith, Adrian	Rep Smith, Lamar	Rep Stivers, Steve	Rep Stockman, Steve
Rep Stutzman, Marlin A.	Rep Thompson, Glenn	Rep Thornberry, Mac	Rep Walberg, Tim
Rep Webster, Daniel	Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A.	Rep Wilson, Joe	Rep Wittman, Robert J.
Rep Wolf, Frank R.	Rep Womack, Steve	Rep Young, C.W. Bill	Rep Young, Todd C.

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

SB109 (Related) 2013-01-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00436:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr436ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr436ih.pdf