Green Acquisition Act
Latest action · May 4, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
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.
- IntroducedMar 26, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Green Acquisition Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide for the use by state or local governments of federal supply schedules for environmentally preferable "green" commodities and services.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2009 to Jan 27, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 26, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Jan 27, 2010 |
Committees 1
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 Mar 26, 2009 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred May 4, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- Mar 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 26, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-62 | IT PROCUREMENT AND DISPOSAL: APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S GREEN POLICIES IN THE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF IT ASSETS132 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Oct 27, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of environmentally preferable "green" commodities and services and certain other related items by State and local governments.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Green Acquisition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 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.
