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HJRES 294 97th Congress House

A joint resolution to clarify and reaffirm that it is the basic policy of the Government of the United States to rely on the competitive private enterprise system to provide needed goods and services.

Introduced: January 26, 1982 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Business and commerceFree enterpriseGovernment and businessGovernment procurementPublic Contracts, Procurement, and Property
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jun 25, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from GSA, OMB.
Jun 22, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Jun 22, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that it is the general policy of the Federal Government to rely on competitive private industry to supply the products and services it needs. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, to administer such policy.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jan 26, 1982
CRANE, PHILIP
· Nov 5, 1981
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 5, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 294: A joint resolution to clarify and reaffirm that it is the basic policy of the Government of the United States to rely on the competitive private enterprise system to provide needed goods and services.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-294/
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"H.J. Res. 294: A joint resolution to clarify and reaffirm that it is the basic policy of the Government of the United States to rely on the competitive private enterprise system to provide needed goods and services.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-294/.
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H.J. Res. 294, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-294/.
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[H.J. Res. 294: A joint resolution to clarify and reaffirm that it is the basic policy of the Government of the United States to rely on the competitive private enterprise system to provide needed goods and services.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HJRES-294/)
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