US Congress House Bill 2008 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from: (1) requiring a contractor to submit political information as part of a soliticitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other communiction in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of property or services or during the course of the contract performance until the completion of a contract; (2) using such political information as a factor or consideration in the source selection process used to award a competitive or non-competitive contract; or (3) including such political information in a contracting past performance database. Defines "political information" as information relating to political spending, including any payment for an electioneering communication, by a contractor or persons related to such contractor to a candidate for federal office, a political commitee, a political party, or to a third party entity for political purposes.

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011

Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-15	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
2012-06-15	House	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-536.
2012-04-26	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2012-04-26	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-06-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
2011-05-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

SB1100 (Same As) 2012-12-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2008/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2008/BILLS-112hr2008ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2008/BILLS-112hr2008rh.pdf