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Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2005

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 18, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safety, Accountability, and Funding Efficiency for Transportation Act of 2005 - Requires government agencies to prepare cost benefit analyses before entering any private contract of $100,000 or more to procure private sector architectural, engineering, and related services for a surface transportation project.

Prescribes components of such cost benefit analysis, as well as accompanying materials including the performance history and political contribution history of the private contractor.

Prescribes procedural guidelines for mandatory public disclosure of the results of such cost-benefit analysis.

What's happening now February 18, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.

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