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HR 4047 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Buy American requirements Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Trade restrictions

Full Disclosure in Federal Contracting Act

Introduced: February 15, 2012 Introduced by: Murphy, Christopher Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Full Disclosure in Federal Contracting Act - Requires federal agencies to include in a solicitation for a federal contract for the procurement of goods a statement of whether Buy American requirements apply, the reasons why such requirements do not apply, a statement of whether goods from foreign countries would be acceptable as end products to fulfill contract requirements, and a list of all the foreign countries whose goods would be acceptable as end products.

What's happening now February 15, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4047: Full Disclosure in Federal Contracting Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4047/
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"H.R. 4047: Full Disclosure in Federal Contracting Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4047/.
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H.R. 4047, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4047/.
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[H.R. 4047: Full Disclosure in Federal Contracting Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4047/)
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