S 403
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Labor-management relations
Public contracts and procurement
FOCA Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fair and Open Competition Act or the FOCA Act
This bill prohibits federal construction contracts or controlling documents for federally supported construction projects from requiring or prohibiting project labor agreements. Such documents also may not discriminate against or give preference to a bidder or contractor who signs or refuses to sign a project labor agreement.
An agency may exempt a project from this prohibition to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve the national security.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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