A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide Federal Government employees with bid protest rights in actions under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 19, 2004 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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends Federal law relating to the procurement protest system to modify the term "interested party" to mean, with respect to a public private competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 regarding performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, that such term includes: (1) any official who submitted the agency tender in such competition; and (2) any one person who, for the purpose of representing them in a protest that relates to such competition, has been designated as their agent by a majority of the employees of such agency who are engaged in the performance of such activity or function.
Directs the Comptroller General, for protests in cases of public-private competitions under such Circular regarding performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, to administer provisions relating to such system in a manner best suited for expediting final resolution of such protests and final action in such competitions.
States that, if a private sector interested party commences an action objecting to a solicitation by a Federal agency for bids or proposals for a proposed contract or to a proposed award or the award of a contract or any alleged violation of statute or regulation in connection with a procurement or a proposed procurement, in a public-private competition conducted under such Circular regarding performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency, then an official or person described as an interested party under this Act shall be entitled to intervene in that action.
Applies paragraphs one and three to: (1) protests and civil actions that challenge final selections of sources of performance of an activity or function of a Federal agency that are made pursuant to studies initiated under such Circular on or after January 2004; and (2) any other protests and civil actions that relate to public-private competitions initiated under such Circular on or after this Act's enactment.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2004 to Jun 2, 2004; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 19, 2004 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | May 19, 2004 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | May 19, 2004 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | May 19, 2004 |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Original | May 19, 2004 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | May 19, 2004 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 2, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2004Introduced in Senate
- May 19, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5800-5801)
- May 19, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5800 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | May 19, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide Federal Government employees with bid protest rights in actions under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- General Accounting Office
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government service contracts
- Law
- Parties to actions
- Privatization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2004Introduced in Senate
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