Creating a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.
Latest action · Feb 16, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 16, 2005
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Creates a select committee in the House of Representatives to investigate the awarding and carrying out of Government contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism. Directs the committee to make recommendations regarding: (1) bidding, contracting, and auditing standards; (2) oversight procedures; (3) forms of payment and safeguards against money laundering; (4) accountability of contractors and Government procurement officials; (5) penalties for violations and abuses; (6) subcontracting under large comprehensive contracts; (7) inclusion and utilization of small businesses, through subcontracts or otherwise; and (8) such other matters as the select committee deems appropriate.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2005 to Apr 27, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Original | Feb 16, 2005 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Sep 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 8, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Mar 8, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 15, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Mar 15, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 27, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1207 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | Mar 9, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Creating a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Auditing
- Commerce
- Competitive bidding
- Congress
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reorganization
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- International Affairs
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military operations
- Money laundering
- Small business
- South Asia
- Standards
- Subcontractors
- Terrorism
- War relief
- Waste in government spending
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2005Introduced in House
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