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HR 4486 103th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Cost accounting Cost control Economics and Public Finance Federal employees Government procurement Government service contracts

To prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into any service contract if the services procured under the contract can be performed at a lower cost by employees of the agency.

Introduced: May 25, 1994 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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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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May 31, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
May 25, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
May 25, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits executive branch agencies from entering into any service contract unless the total cost to the Federal Government of procuring services under the contract is less than the total cost of having those services performed by agency employees.

What's happening now May 31, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4486: To prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into any service contract if the services procured under the contract can be performed at a lower cost by employees of the agency.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4486/
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"H.R. 4486: To prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into any service contract if the services procured under the contract can be performed at a lower cost by employees of the agency.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4486/.
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H.R. 4486, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4486/.
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