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Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019

Introduced: May 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 23, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Dec 23, 2019
Received in the House.
Dec 23, 2019
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19, 2019
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7229)
Dec 19, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7229)
Dec 19, 2019
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7229)
Sep 10, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203.
Sep 10, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-100.
May 15, 2019
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 13, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 13, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,269 — To modify the definition of reverse auction to cover the awarding of contracts and orders that are based sole… Agreed to Dec 19, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019

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 December 23, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5644 Related bill Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 13, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1434: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1434/
MLA
"S. 1434: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1434/.
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S. 1434, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1434/.
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[S. 1434: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1434/)
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