S 1805
109th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Alabama
Competitive bidding
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Floods
Government procurement
Hurricane aftermath legislation
Hurricanes
Louisiana
Mississippi
A bill to repeal the increase in micropurchase authority for property and services for support of Hurricane Katrina relief and rescue operations.
Introduced: September 30, 2005
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Introduced
In committee
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To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 30, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10797-10798, S10798, S10799)
Sep 30, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From The Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 with respect to the authority of federal agencies (including the U.S. armed forces) to make purchases below the micropurchase threshold without securing competitive quotations.
Repeals the increase from $2,500 to $250,000 in the micropurchase threshold for property and services for support of Hurricane Katrina relief and rescue operations.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1