US Congress House Bill 26

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 26 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-26 - Became Public Law No: 117-28.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Prohibits the federal government from using reverse auctions for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. Reverse auctions allow the sellers to bid down the price of a project and typically result in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must define complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. The General Services Administration shall report to specified congressional committees on this bill's effectiveness.

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021 Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021

Rep. James Comer [R-KY]

Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-26	House	Became Public Law No: 117-28.
2021-07-26	House	Signed by President.
2021-07-21	House	Presented to President.
2021-07-14	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2021-07-13	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2021-07-13	Senate	Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4860-4861)
2021-01-06	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2021-01-05	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2021-01-05	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H68)
2021-01-05	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 26.
2021-01-05	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H68-69)
2021-01-05	House	Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2021-01-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-01-04	House	Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2021-01-04	House	Introduced in House

SB1231 (Related) 2021-04-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/26/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr26/BILLS-117hr26ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr26/BILLS-117hr26eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr26/BILLS-117hr26enr.pdf