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HR 2262 99th Congress House

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to take certain extraordinary actions regarding contracts of the Department of Defense.

Introduced: May 14, 1985 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Cost controlCostsDefense contractsDepartment of DefensePublic Contracts, Procurement, and Property
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Jun 28, 1985
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 29, 1985
Introduced in House
Apr 29, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Latest action June 28, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to suspend payments under a contract with the Department of Defense, or revise the schedule for payments under such a contract if the Inspector General determines that: (1) based on audits there have been excessive charges; and (2) other remedies available by law and under the contract are insufficient to eliminate promptly waste, fraud, and abuse with respect to the contract.

Allows the Secretary of Defense, in the interest of national security, to overrule such an action by the Inspector General. Requires the Secretary to report to specified committees of the Congress on the reasons for overruling such action.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 11, 1985
TAUZIN, W.
· Jun 3, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 14, 1985
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 8, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2262: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to take certain extraordinary actions regarding contracts of the Department of Defense.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2262/
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"H.R. 2262: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to take certain extraordinary actions regarding contracts of the Department of Defense.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2262/.
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H.R. 2262, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-2262/.
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