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S 189 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Military procurement, research, weapons development

Defense Level Playing Field Act

Introduced: January 26, 2011 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 26, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defense Level Playing Field Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD), in evaluating offers to award a contract for the KC-X aerial refueling aircraft program, to consider any unfair advantage that an offeror may possess.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to the congressional defense committees on any such advantage; and (2) take into account the findings of such report in awarding a contract.

What's happening now January 26, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 26, 2011
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 26, 2011
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 189: Defense Level Playing Field Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-189/
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"S. 189: Defense Level Playing Field Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-189/.
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S. 189, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-189/.
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