HR 3921 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act

Latest action · Apr 10, 2002 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2002
  2. Passed HouseApr 9, 2002
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act - Amends the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to extend until January 1, 2005, the authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold pursuant to the special simplified procedures. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of the implementation of the simplified acquisition procedures; (2) the extent to which the time required to award contracts and the associated administrative costs were reduced as a result of such implementation; (3) the extent to which prices under such contracts reflected the best value; and (4) any recommendations for improving the effectiveness of such provisions.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 11, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-VATom DavisOriginalMar 11, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2002Markup Mar 14, 2002
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 10, 2002

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2002Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  2. Apr 9, 2002Mr. Davis, Tom moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Apr 9, 2002Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1097-1098)
  4. Apr 9, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3921.
  5. Apr 9, 2002Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1097)
  6. Apr 9, 2002Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Mar 14, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Mar 11, 2002Introduced in House
  9. Mar 11, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1097, H1098Text printed H1097Jim Turner D-TX, Tom Davis R-VAApr 9, 2002

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Mar 20, 2002H.R. 3921, Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on March 14, 2002</p>
  2. Mar 20, 2002H.R. 3921, Acquisition Streamlining Improvement ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on March 14, 2002

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 to extend until January 1, 2005, a program applying simplified procedures to the acquisition of certain commercial items, and to require the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report regarding the effectiveness of such program.
Short Titles as Introduced
Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2002Referred in Senate
  2. Apr 9, 2002Engrossed in House
  3. Mar 11, 2002Introduced in House

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