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HR 4754 115th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Building construction Public contracts and procurement Small business

Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act

Introduced: January 10, 2018 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
May 8, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3800)
May 8, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3800)
May 8, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4754.
May 8, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3800-3801)
May 8, 2018
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 10, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 10, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act

This bill amends the Small Business Act to require an agency, with respect to solicitations for the award of a construction contract anticipated to be awarded to a small business, to provide a notice to the prospective bidders and offerors along with the solicitation about the agency's: (1) policies or practices relating to the timely definitization of requests for an equitable adjustment, and (2) past performance in definitizing such requests.

What's happening now May 9, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 8, 2018
Knight, Stephen
· Jan 10, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4754: Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4754/
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"H.R. 4754: Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4754/.
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H.R. 4754, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4754/.
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