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HR 4351 109th Congress House

Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2005

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review all defense contracts relating to reconstruction or troop supp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review all defense contracts relating to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq involving any contractors, subcontractors, or Federal officers or employees that have been indicted or convicted for contracting improprieties.

Introduced: November 17, 2005 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security CommerceCongressCongressional reporting requirementsDefense contracts
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Ex-offendersFederal employeesFederal officialsFraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment contractorsGovernment ethicsGovernment procurementGovernmental investigationsInternational AffairsIraqIraq compilationMiddle East and North AfricaMilitary occupationMilitary operationsSubcontractorsWar relief
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Nov 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 16, 2005
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 Latest action November 16, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2005 - Directs The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, to review of each covered contract to determine if the contract has been the subject of fraud or any other contracting impropriety. Defines a covered contract as a contract or subcontract entered into on or after March 1, 2003, by the Department of Defense (DOD), if the contract or subcontract: (1) relates to reconstruction or troop support in Iraq; and (2) involves any contractor, subcontractor, or federal employee that has been indicted or convicted for fraud with respect to another DOD contract relating to such reconstruction or troop support in Iraq.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 15, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 13, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Dec 13, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 13, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 13, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Dec 8, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Dec 6, 2005
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 6, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 17, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 16, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4351: Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4351/
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"H.R. 4351: Iraq Contracting Fraud Review Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4351/.
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