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H.R. 7770 95th Congress House

A bill to authorize the head of any Federal department or agency to set aside the total amount of any procurement by such department or agency for a labor surplus area.

Introduced: June 14, 1977 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Government procurementGovernment propertyLabor and EmploymentUnemployment
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Jun 14, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Jun 14, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the head of any Federal agency to procure property or services for such agency from areas of high unemployment if such agency head determines that bids or offers will be obtained from a sufficient number of eligible concerns to assure that awards will be made at reasonable prices.

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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 1977
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7770: A bill to authorize the head of any Federal department or agency to set aside the total amount of any procurement by such department or agency for a labor surplus area.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-7770/
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"H.R. 7770: A bill to authorize the head of any Federal department or agency to set aside the total amount of any procurement by such department or agency for a labor surplus area.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-7770/.
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H.R. 7770, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-7770/.
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