To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".
Latest action · Jan 4, 2011 Became Public Law No: 111-350.
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 23, 2009
- Passed HouseMay 6, 2009
- Passed SenateDec 2, 2010
- To the PresidentDec 28, 2010
- Became lawJan 4, 2011Public Law 111-350
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 2, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Enacts title 41 of the United States Code into positive law to be entitled "Public Contracts."
Makes technical and conforming amendments. Increases the micro-purchase threshold for executive agency procurement purposes to $3,000 (currently, $2,500).
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 649 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments | Passed385–0 | Dec 17, 2010 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 23, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Feb 23, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2009Markup Mar 18, 2009Reported Mar 23, 2009 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 7, 2009Discharged Dec 3, 2010 |
Actions 27
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2011Signed by President.
- Jan 4, 2011Became Public Law No: 111-350.
- Dec 28, 2010Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8760-8761)
- Dec 17, 2010Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 385 - 0 (Roll no. 649). (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR 12/16/2010 H8535-8536)
- Dec 17, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 17, 2010Cleared for White House.
- Dec 16, 2010Ms. Chu moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H8535-8536)
- Dec 16, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the Senate amendments to H.R. 1107.
- Dec 16, 2010At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Chu objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Dec 3, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 2, 2010Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 2, 2010Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8441-8443; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8442-8443)
- Dec 2, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- May 7, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 6, 2009Mr. Cohen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 6, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5201-5258)
- May 6, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107.
- May 6, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5201-5257)
- May 6, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 23, 2009Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-42.
- Mar 23, 2009Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
- Mar 18, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 18, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 23, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E295-296)
- Feb 23, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H8760enact | — | Dec 17, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8535, H8536Amendments H8535 | Judy Chu D-CA, Patrick T. McHenry R-NC | Dec 16, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8441Text printed S8442Amendments S8401, S8441 | Jeff Sessions R-AL (amendment), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Dec 2, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5201–H5258Text printed H5201–H5257 | Darrell Issa R-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve Cohen D-TN | May 6, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E295 | John Conyers, Jr. D-MI | Feb 23, 2009 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 24, 2009H.R. 1107, A bill to enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts"<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 18, 2009</p>
- Mar 24, 2009H.R. 1107, A bill to enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts"Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 18, 2009
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46906 | Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program Archived | Report | Jul 29, 2022 |
| R40572 | General Oversight Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): Requirements and Related Issues Archived | Report | May 11, 2009 |
| R40537 | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5): Summary and Legislative History | Report | Apr 20, 2009 |
| R40223 | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA, P.L. 111-5): Title V, Medicaid Provisions Archived | Report | Mar 17, 2009 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4726 | To improve the bill. | Jeff Sessions R-AL | Amendment SA 4726 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, "Public Contracts".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 3, 2010Engrossed Amendment Senate
- May 7, 2009Referred in Senate
- May 6, 2009Engrossed in House
- Mar 23, 2009Reported in House
- Feb 23, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
