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H.R. 3365 115th Congress House

Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title 41, United States Code, to require executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts valued at an amount equal to or gr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 41, United States Code, to require executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts valued at an amount equal to or greater than $10,000,000, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 24, 2017
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 Latest action July 24, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017

This bill requires executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts valued at $10 million or more, with a national security exception.

The Inspector General of the General Services Administration must report to Congress:

  • on updating the Federal Procurement Data System and data stored on it during the preceding 10-year period,
  • identifying any issues of each agency relating to the use of such system that may have affected the reliability of data stored on it,
  • detailing which data is potentially unreliable, and
  • including recommendations for improving the system.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Oct 3, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Sep 25, 2017
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3365: Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3365/
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"H.R. 3365: Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3365/.
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