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HR 1227 106th Congress House

Federal Procurement and Assistance Integrity Act

Official title: To provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws.

Introduced: March 23, 1999 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureArmed Forces and National SecurityCongressCongressional reporting requirements
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Debarment of government contractorsDepartment of LaborDisabledDisabled veteransEmployment of the disabledExecutive ordersHealthHours of laborLabor and EmploymentLawMinimum wagesNational Labor Relations BoardOccupational health and safetyUnfair labor practicesVeterans' preference
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Apr 16, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Apr 16, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 8, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Mar 23, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 23, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Procurement and Assistance Integrity Act - States that the purpose of this Act is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness and protect the integrity of the Federal procurement and assistance systems by ensuring that the Federal Government does business with responsible contractors and participants.

Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to debar or suspend a person from procurement or nonprocurement activities upon a finding, in accordance with procedures developed under this Act, that the person violated any of the following: (1) the National Labor Relations Act; (2) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (3) the Occupational Safety and Health Act; or (4) Federal requirements for employment emphasis under Federal contracts to be given to special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.

Directs the Secretary and the National Labor Relations Board to jointly develop procedures to determine whether a violation of a law listed above is serious enough to warrant debarment or suspension.

Mandates a report by the Secretary and the National Labor Relations Board to the Congress on the implementation of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 2, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 20, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 8, 1999
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Mar 23, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 23, 1999
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 23, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 23, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 23, 1999
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