HR 5122 · 100th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the disclosure by Federal Government employees of certain information relating to government contracts.

Introduced 1988-08-02· Sponsored by Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.(1988-08-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal criminal code to provide penalties for the disclosure by Federal employees of information: (1) that is related to a specific procurement, if sealed bids have been solicited or competitive proposals have been requested and the award of a contract has not yet been made; or (2) that is related to a specific plan or program for a procurement, in relation to which neither sealed bids have been solicited nor competitive proposals requested; and that, taken alone or together with other information, would reasonably be expected to afford a prospective competitor an advantage over other prospective competitors.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans