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S. 876 108th Congress Senate

Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to require public disclosure of noncompetitive contracting for the reconstruction of the infrastructure of Iraq, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2003 Introduced by: Ron Wyden Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Armed Forces and National SecurityClassified defense informationCommerceCompetitive bidding
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CongressCongressional reporting requirementsConstruction industriesGovernment contractorsGovernment publicityInfrastructureInfrastructure (Economics)IraqIraq compilationMaintenance and repairMiddle East and North Africa
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Became law
Apr 28, 2003
Star Print ordered on the bill.
Apr 10, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5203-5204)
Apr 10, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5203)
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 28, 2003

Star Print ordered on the bill.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003 - Directs the head of an executive agency that enters into a contract for the repair, maintenance, or construction of infrastructure in Iraq without full and open competition to publish in the Federal Register or Commerce Business Daily and otherwise make available to the public: (1) the amount of the contract and a brief description of its scope; (2) a discussion of how the agency identified, and solicited offers from, contractors, together with a list of the contractors solicited; and (3) the justification for using procedures other than those that provide for full and open competition.

Allows an agency head to withhold from publication and disclosure certain classified documents and to redact classified parts of a document before publication and disclosure, but requires the full information to be made available to specified congressional committees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1901 Identical bill Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 26, 2003
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 23, 2003
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 876: Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-876/
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"S. 876: Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-876/.
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S. 876, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-876/.
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