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ACCESS Act

Introduced: January 13, 2025 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Allowing Contractors to Choose Employees for Select Skills Act or the ACCESS Act

This bill prohibits federal contract bid solicitations for contractor personnel from including minimum educational requirements unless the contracting officer justifies the requirements. The prohibition applies to educational requirements that may be met through education alone, education or experience, or a combination of education and experience.

The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to issue implementing guidance to federal agencies, including instructions for contracting officers that encourage using alternatives to education requirements.

What's happening now January 13, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
for SIGNATORY WALL AND CEILING CONTRACTORS ALLIANCE · Minnesota · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025

Cosponsors 1

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Jan 13, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 79: ACCESS Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-79/

MLA

"S. 79: ACCESS Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-79/.

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S. 79, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-79/.

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