Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

3.0.0 1671 2023-01-11T13:28:00Z 2023-01-11T13:28:00Z House HR 2015-03-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MULVANEY:H.R. 1671.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The authority to enact this bill is derived from, but maynot be limited to, Article I, Section 8, Clausel of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H2113]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2016-03-23T16:06:42Z Markup by 2016-01-12T20:12:32Z Referred to 2015-03-26T13:01:20Z H. Rept. 114-471 Government Neutrality in Contracting Act 114 71 S 2015-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2016-03-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00357 2016-03-23 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-471. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-03-23 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-471. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-01-12 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2016-01-12 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-03-26 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001182 Rep. 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00 2015-03-26 Introduced in House 2016-04-01T15:43:35Z Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

This bill directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for construction projects, to ensure that bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents do not: (1) require or prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor from entering into, or adhering to, agreements with a labor organization, with respect to that construction project or another related construction project; or (2) otherwise discriminate against or give preference to such a party because it did or did not become a signatory or otherwise adhere to such an agreement.

The bill also allows exemptions to this rule to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve national security, as well as additional exemptions for certain projects meeting specified criteria.

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act with respect to the applicable federal contracts.

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79 2016-03-23 Reported to House without amendment 2016-04-01T15:42:15Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the head of any federal agency that awards or obligates funds for any construction contract, or that awards grants, provides financial assistance, or enters into cooperative agreements for construction projects, to ensure that bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents do not: (1) require or prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor from entering into, or adhering to, agreements with a labor organization, with respect to that construction project or another related construction project; or (2) otherwise discriminate against or give preference to such a party because it did or did not become a signatory or otherwise adhere to such an agreement.

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act with respect to the applicable federal contracts.

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Government Neutrality in Contracting Act Display Title Government Neutrality in Contracting Act Official Title as Introduced To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Government Neutrality in Contracting Act Short Titles as Reported to House Government Neutrality in Contracting Act H House Reported in House 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1671rh/xml/BILLS-114hr1671rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1671ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1671ih.xml 2016-03-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357. 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.