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HR 5637 111th Congress House

American Jobs Matter Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and title 10, United States Code, to allow contracting officers to consider information r… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 and title 10, United States Code, to allow contracting officers to consider information regarding domestic employment before awarding a Federal contract, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 15, 2010 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Military procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurementUnemployment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2010
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Jul 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to House Armed Services
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jun 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 2010

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Jobs Matter Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require an executive agency to state in a solicitation for competitive proposals that an offeror may submit information on the effects awarding the contract to the offeror would have on employment within the United States (jobs impact statement). Allows such statement to include a guarantee that jobs created or retained in the United States will not be moved outside the United States after award of the contract.

Authorizes the contracting officer to consider such statement in evaluating the offer and to request further information to verify its accuracy. Requires the head of each agency to submit to Congress an annual report on the frequency of use within the agency of such statements in evaluating competitive proposals.

Sets forth analogous provisions for defense contracts.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Shuler, Heath
· Jul 20, 2010
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 15, 2010
Wilson, Charles
· Jul 1, 2010
Schauer, Mark
· Jun 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5637: American Jobs Matter Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5637/
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"H.R. 5637: American Jobs Matter Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5637/.
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H.R. 5637, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5637/.
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