HR 1480
113th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Buy American requirements
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Buy America Accountability Act of 2013
Introduced: April 10, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Buy America Accountability Act of 2013 - Amends the Buy American Act to require the head of each federal department or independent establishment to submit to Congress a report that contains an evaluation of contractor compliance with the provisions of that Act for at least 10% of the contracts awarded during the fiscal year for the procurement of articles, materials, or supplies.
Requires the report to be publicly available.
Prohibits the report from covering acquisitions made by an agency, or a component thereof, that is an element of the intelligence community.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1