Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 23, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 13, 2019
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the use of reverse auctions for awarding federal contracts for construction and design services. Generally, a reverse auction is one in which there are multiple sellers lowering their bids to win a supply or service contract.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 13, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred May 13, 2019Markup May 15, 2019Reported Sep 10, 2019 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 23, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 23, 2019Received in the House.
- Dec 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Dec 19, 2019Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7229)
- Dec 19, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7229)
- Sep 10, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-100.
- Sep 10, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203.
- May 15, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7229Text printed S7229Amendments S7218, S7229 | Mitch McConnell R-KY, Rob Portman R-OH (amendment) | Dec 19, 2019 |
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 estimate
- May 31, 2019S. 1434, Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 15, 2019
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1269 | To modify the definition of reverse auction to cover the awarding of contracts and orders that are based solely on the price obtained through the auction process. | Rob Portman R-OH | Amendment SA 1269 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5644 | Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jan 16, 2020 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2019Referred in House
- Dec 19, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 10, 2019Reported to Senate
- May 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
