Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 14, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020
This bill prohibits the federal government from using a reverse auction for the award of a contract for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. A reverse auction allows the seller to bid down the price of a project and typically results in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 14, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Dec 14, 2020 |
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 Dec 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Dec 14, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 211, December 14, 2020, page H7154.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 2020Introduced in House
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