HR 1209
118th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Labor-management relations
Public contracts and procurement
FOCA Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.
Dec 18, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-899.
Jul 12, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 20.
Jul 12, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced in House
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
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.
Committees of jurisdiction
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