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HR 163 103th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Competition Congressional reporting requirements Free enterprise Government procurement

Freedom from Government Competition Act of 1992

Introduced: January 5, 1993 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Freedom from Government Competition Act of 1992 (sic) - Requires Federal agencies to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of their authorized functions by procurement from private sources unless: (1) the goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed, respectively, by the agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies to the Congress that Government production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for national defense, that a good or service is so inherently governmental in nature that it is in the public interest to require production or performance by a Government employee, or that there is no private source capable of providing the good or service.

Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to study and report to the Congress on: (1) agency activities which are inconsistent with such requirements; and (2) a schedule for transferring such activities to the private sector.

What's happening now February 19, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 163: Freedom from Government Competition Act of 1992. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-163/
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"H.R. 163: Freedom from Government Competition Act of 1992." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-163/.
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H.R. 163, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-163/.
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