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Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 1998

Introduced: April 21, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Apr 21, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Apr 21, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends Federal law to direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to set forth in writing the prompt payment policy applicable to subcontractors under Federal contracts. Requires the head of each Federal agency to: (1) provide a copy of such policy to each contractor awarded a contract by the agency; and (2) require the contractor to provide a copy of the policy to each of its subcontractors under the contract. Directs the head of each agency to require each such contractor to include in each subcontract awarded under the contract a clause containing, among other things, the requirements and penalties of the prompt payment statute relating to the obligations of the Federal Government and prime contractors in making timely progress payments.

What's happening now April 24, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2