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HR 5119 99th Congress House

A bill entitled: the "Foreign Sourcing in Defense Contracts Act".

Introduced: June 26, 1986 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
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
Jul 3, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.
Jul 3, 1986
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jun 26, 1986
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Latest action July 3, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law concerning cost growth oversight of major defense acquisition programs to require information detailing the use of foreign-manufactured components to be included in selected acquisition reports on such programs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 26, 1986
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 26, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5119: A bill entitled: the "Foreign Sourcing in Defense Contracts Act".. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5119/
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"H.R. 5119: A bill entitled: the "Foreign Sourcing in Defense Contracts Act".." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5119/.
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H.R. 5119, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5119/.
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