US Congress House Bill 735 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 181-0)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
Pending: House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement 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. John Sullivan [R-OK]	Rep. Sandy Adams [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]
Rep. Charles Bass [R-NH]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Rick Berg [R-ND]	Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]
Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]	Rep. Ann Buerkle [R-NY]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]	Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX]
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]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]
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]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]
Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]
Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]	Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]
Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Hurt [R-VA]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Jeffrey Landry [R-LA]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]
Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]
Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Benjamin Quayle [R-AZ]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Allen West [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. Rob Woodall [R-GA]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
2011-02-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

SB119 (Related) 2011-01-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
SB1720 (Related) 2011-10-18 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/735/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr735/BILLS-112hr735ih.pdf