American Manufacturing Jobs Retention Act of 2003
Latest action · Oct 15, 2003 Executive Comment Requested 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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Manufacturing Jobs Retention Act of 2003 - Amends Federal defense procurement provisions and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to prohibit the head of a military department or executive agency, in the case of a contract for the procurement of goods and services, from considering a covered prospective contractor as a responsible source unless such contractor employs at least 50 percent of its employees in the United States. Defines a prospective contractor as covered if at least ten percent of its annual gross receipts during the preceding year were attributable to Government contracts.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2003 to Mar 24, 2004; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-NY | Jack Quinn | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| D-IL | William O. Lipinski | Original | Sep 17, 2003 |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Sep 23, 2003 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Oct 30, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Nov 14, 2003 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Nov 14, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 16, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Mar 16, 2004 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 24, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Mar 24, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2003 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2003Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Sep 17, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2003Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 10, United States Code, and title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act to require certain prospective government contractors to employ at least 50 percent of their employees in the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Manufacturing Jobs Retention Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2003Introduced in House
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