US Congress House Bill 2006 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on July 25 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-25 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with respect to any VA contract that is reported in the Federal Procurement Data System, to record the amount of any cost or price savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding such contract. (Sec. 3) The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates used by the Central Office of the VA, the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Such templates may be customized to address particular procurement situations.

VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-07-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-07-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6174-6175)
2017-07-24	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6199)
2017-07-24	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
2017-07-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2006.
2017-07-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6174-6175)
2017-07-24	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2017-07-24	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178.
2017-07-24	House	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-246.
2017-07-19	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2017-07-19	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-07-12	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2017-07-12	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-06-29	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2006/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2006/BILLS-115hr2006ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2006/BILLS-115hr2006rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2006/BILLS-115hr2006eh.pdf