US Congress Senate Bill 1100 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-0)
Status: Introduced on May 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-12-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from: (1) requiring a contractor to submit political information as part of a solicitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other communication in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of property or services, during the course of the contract performance, or at any time prior to contract completion and final contract closeout; (2) using such political information as a factor or consideration in the source selection process used to award a competitive or non-competitive contract or in making any decision associated with the modification of a contract or the exercise of a contract option; or (3) including such political information in a contracting past performance database or any database designed to provide information to a contracting officer for purposes of supporting a responsibility determination. Defines "political information" as information relating to political spending, including any payment for an electioneering communication, by a contractor or persons related to such contractor to a candidate for federal office, a political committee, a political party, or to a third party entity for political purposes. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed as: (1) waiving, superseding, restricting, or limiting the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 or preventing federal regulatory or law enforcement agencies from collecting or receiving information authorized by law; or (2) precluding the Defense Contract Audit Agency or other auditor from assessing and reviewing information to identify unallowable costs and administering cost principles.

Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Daniel Coats [R-IN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Jon Kyl [R-AZ]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-19	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.
2012-12-19	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. Without written report.
2012-05-16	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2011-05-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2011-05-26	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3435-3436)

HB2008 (Same As) 2012-06-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1100/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1100/BILLS-112s1100is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1100/BILLS-112s1100rs.pdf