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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

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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.

What's happening now June 15, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Cosponsors 11

Oklahoma · May 26, 2011

Gowdy, Trey

· May 26, 2011

Graves, Sam

Missouri · May 26, 2011

Kelly, Mike

Pennsylvania · May 26, 2011

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · May 26, 2011

Michigan · May 26, 2011

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2008: Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2008/

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"H.R. 2008: Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2008/.

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