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HR 224 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Inflation and prices Public contracts and procurement

To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill exempts certain public-buildings and public-works contracts from periodic inflation adjustments to a dollar threshold that influences the applicability of a policy, procedure, requirement, or restriction to such a contract.

What's happening now January 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 224: To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-224/
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"H.R. 224: To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-224/.
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H.R. 224, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-224/.
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[H.R. 224: To amend section 1908 of title 41, United States Code, to exempt certain contracts from the periodic inflation adjustments to an acquisition-related dollar threshold.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-224/)
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