HR 5644
116th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Architecture
Building construction
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020
This bill prohibits the use of reverse auctions for awarding federal contracts for construction and design services. Generally, a reverse auction is one in which there are multiple sellers lowering their bids to win a supply or service contract.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5644: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5644/
"H.R. 5644: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5644/.
H.R. 5644, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5644/.
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