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HR 1766 111th Congress House

Green Acquisition Act

Official title: To amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable "green" commodities a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable "green" commodities and services and certain other related items by State and local governments.

Introduced: October 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Alternative and renewable resourcesEnvironmental technologyIntergovernmental relationsPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Green Acquisition Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide for the use by state or local governments of federal supply schedules for environmentally preferable "green" commodities and services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 6, 2009
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 6, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 26, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 21, 2009
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 13, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 1, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 1, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1766: Green Acquisition Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1766/
MLA
"H.R. 1766: Green Acquisition Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1766/.
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H.R. 1766, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1766/.
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