HR 2008 · 112th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-05-26· Sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]· 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: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.(2012-06-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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H.R. 2008, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011

May 9, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 26, 2012

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Cosponsors (13)

13 Republicans