Overseas Contractor Reform Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 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 20, 2010
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Overseas Contractor Reform Act - Requires any person found to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to be proposed for debarment from any federal contract or grant within 30 days after final judgment of such violation.
Authorizes the head of a federal agency to waive this provision for a federal contract or grant and to report such waiver to Congress within 30 days with a justification.
Declares that it is U.S. government policy that no government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies who violate that Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 524 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed409–0 | Sep 15, 2010 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 May 20, 2010Markup Jul 28, 2010Reported Sep 14, 2010 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 16, 2010 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 15, 2010Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 15, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6703-6704)
- Sep 15, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5366.
- Sep 15, 2010At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 15, 2010Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6723-6724)
- Sep 15, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 524). (text: CR H6703)
- Sep 15, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 14, 2010Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 111-588.
- Sep 14, 2010Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 338.
- Jul 28, 2010Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 28, 2010Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 20, 2010Introduced in House
- May 20, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1680 | Carolyn McCarthy D-NY | Sep 16, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6703, H6704Text printed H6703Recorded votes H6723enact | Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Jason Chaffetz R-UT, John D. Dingell D-MI, Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO | Sep 15, 2010 |
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
- Aug 10, 2010H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 28, 2010</p>
- Aug 10, 2010H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 28, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-1005 | EXAMINING ENFORCEMENT OF THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT109 pages | Judiciary Committee | Nov 30, 2010 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the proposal for debarment from contracting with the Federal Government of persons violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Overseas Contractor Reform Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Overseas Contractor Reform Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Overseas Contractor Reform Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2010Referred in Senate
- Sep 15, 2010Engrossed in House
- Sep 14, 2010Reported in House
- May 20, 2010Introduced 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.
