3.0.0 2751 2023-01-11T13:24:31Z 2023-01-11T13:24:31Z House H HR 2013-07-19 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HANNA:H.R. 2751.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution,which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislationnecessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing andspending.[Page H4826]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Reported by 2014-12-11T20:23:25Z Markup by 2014-03-05T19:59:26Z Referred to 2013-07-19T13:00:46Z H. Rept. 113-660 2014-12-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00497 2014-12-11 Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-660. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2014-12-11 Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-660. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssm00 Small Business Committee 2014-03-05 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2014-03-05 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2013-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2013-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 N G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2013-07-19 True M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2013-07-19 True Commerce Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Public contracts and procurement Small business Commerce 00 2013-07-19 Introduced in House 2014-12-15T22:08:18Z Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit reverse auction methods (bidding from high to low) from being used in the case of any contract for the procurement of design and construction services if the contract is suitable for award to a small business, or if the award is made under Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements concerning the federal award of procurement contracts or subcontracts to:

  • small businesses;
  • HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses; and
  • small businesses owned and controlled by veterans, disabled veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women.
]]> 79 2014-12-11 Reported to House without amendment 2014-12-15T22:08:59Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit reverse auction methods (bidding from high to low) from being used in the case of any contract for the procurement of design and construction services if the contract is suitable for award to a small business, or if the award is made under Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements concerning the federal award of procurement contracts or subcontracts to:

  • small businesses;
  • HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses; and
  • small businesses owned and controlled by veterans, disabled veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women.
]]> Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 Display Title Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 Reported in House 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2751rh/xml/BILLS-113hr2751rh.xml Introduced in House 2013-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2751ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2751ih.xml 2014-12-11 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.