3.0.0 3838 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z House H HR 2005-09-20 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-07T20:11:30Z Referred to 2005-09-20T16:31:40Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-21T13:29:21Z hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-21T13:29:00Z Referred to 2005-09-20T16:31:35Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-09-20T16:31:45Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-09-20T16:31:30Z Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to establish the Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes. 109 537 HRES 2005-12-06 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Waxman. Petition No: 109-5. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/109/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis5.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Related bill CRS Procedurally-related House 2005-10-07 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2005-09-21 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. Committee 2005-09-21 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2005-09-20 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2005-09-20 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-09-20 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-09-20 Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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[D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2006-03-09 False 109-5: text with signatures.)]]> H.R.3838 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3838 H.Res.537 https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-resolution/537 Government Operations and Politics Affiliated corporations Alabama Armed Forces and National Security Auditing Commerce Competitive bidding Conflict of interests Congress Congressional agencies Congressional investigations Congressional reorganization Congressional reporting requirements Credit cards Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Defense contracts Defense procurement Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy prices Federal employees Federal officials Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Floods Fraud Gas companies Gas industry Government contractors Government ethics Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Government service contracts Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Joint ventures Law Lawyers Lobbying Louisiana Market manipulation Misconduct in office Mississippi Natural gas Performance measurement Petroleum Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Privatization Profit Science, Technology, Communications Small business Subcontractors Subsidiary corporations Waste in government spending Water Resources Development Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-09-20 Introduced in House 2005-10-21T21:34:09Z Hurricane Katrina Accountability and Contracting Reform Act - Establishes in the legislative branch the bipartisian Independent Commission to Prevent Fraud and Abuse in the Response to Hurricane Katrina to conduct a complete, independent, and impartial investigation of federal government contracting relative to Hurricane Katrina recovery, relief, and reconstruction, as well as allegations of price gouging or profiteering.

Requires a federal agency head, within 14 days after the award of a Hurricane-related contract, to make publicly available, including by posting on the Internet in a searchable database, specified information with respect to the contract, including the name and address of the contractor and the contract's total amount.

Requires federal agency heads to provide certain contract-related information to Congress, including copies of the contract and all modifications.

Prohibits the federal government from entering into a Hurricane Katrina-related monopoly contract, with certain exceptions.

Requires the federal government to use competition in the purchase of goods and services in excess of $100,000 pursuant to any Hurricane Katrina-related multiple award contract.

Prohibits an agency from entering into a Hurricane Katrina-related contract for the performance of a function relating to contract oversight wtih any contractor with a conflict of interest.

Prohibits an agency from entering into a Hurricane Katrina-related contract for the performance of inherently governmental functions for contract oversight.

Revises the prohibition against a former official's acceptance of compensation from a contractor.

Prevents former employees of private contractors who become federal government employees from awarding government contracts to their former employers for a period of five years after leaving the private contractor's employ .

Subjects additional offenses to criminal penalties.

Amends the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina to repeal the $250,000 micropurchase threshold (thus applying the regular $2,500 micropurchase threshold of federal procurement law).

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