Fairness to Local Contractors Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2001 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes an agency head to: (1) withhold from any contractor payments amounts necessary to pay any State tax liability due under such contract; and (2) pay such amount directly to such State.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to require a contractor to be licensed if the State in which a construction contract is to be performed requires such a license.
Requires revision of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to explain the general excise tax law of Hawaii.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2001 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2001Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
- Mar 15, 2001Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Feb 13, 2001Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E159)
- Feb 13, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E159 | Patsy T. Mink D-HI | Feb 13, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide authorities to, and impose requirements on, the Secretary of Defense in order to facilitate State enforcement of State tax, employment, and licensing laws against Federal construction contractors.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fairness to Local Contractors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Building construction
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Construction industries
- Construction workers
- Defense contracts
- Defense procurement
- Disability insurance
- Disabled
- Employee benefit plans
- Employee health benefits
- Excise tax
- Federal installations
- General Services Administration
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Hawaii
- Health
- Health insurance
- Infrastructure
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Military construction operations
- State laws
- State taxation
- Tax administration
- Taxation
- Unemployment insurance
- Workers' compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2001Introduced in House
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