US Congress House Bill 436 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 127)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-29 - 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. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]
Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]
Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]
Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]
Rep. Trey Radel [R-FL]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

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	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/436/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr436/BILLS-113hr436ih.pdf