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HR 2008 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Political advertising Political parties and affiliation Public contracts and procurement

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011

Introduced: May 26, 2011 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
Jun 15, 2012
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-536.
Apr 26, 2012
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 26, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
May 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 26, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from: (1) requiring a contractor to submit political information as part of a soliticitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other communiction in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of property or services or during the course of the contract performance until the completion of a contract; (2) using such political information as a factor or consideration in the source selection process used to award a competitive or non-competitive contract; or (3) including such political information in a contracting past performance database.  Defines "political information" as information relating to political spending, including any payment for an electioneering communication, by a contractor or persons related to such contractor to a candidate for federal office, a political commitee, a political party, or to a third party entity for political purposes.

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.

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