3.0.0 71 2023-01-11T13:28:46Z 2023-01-11T13:28:46Z Senate S 2015-01-07 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-07T21:05:37Z Government Neutrality in Contracting Act 114 1671 HR 2016-03-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357. Related bill CRS 2015-01-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2015-02-24 False F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2015-03-24 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2015-04-23 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2015-06-23 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2015-07-07 False P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2015-09-28 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2015-10-06 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2015-12-08 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2015-12-08 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2016-01-19 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2016-02-10 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2016-04-14 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2016-04-27 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2016-05-09 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2016-05-09 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2016-05-12 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2016-06-23 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2016-09-28 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Labor-management relations Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-01-07 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-15T14:59:29Z Government Neutrality in Contracting Act

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 forbid a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor to enter into or adhere to agreements with a labor organization with respect to that construction project or another related construction project; or (2) otherwise discriminate against such a party because it did or did not become a signatory or otherwise adhere to such an agreement.

Allows exemptions to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve national security. Allows additional exemptions for certain projects.

Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act with respect to the applicable federal contracts.]]>

Government Neutrality in Contracting Act Display Title Government Neutrality in Contracting Act Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Government Neutrality in Contracting Act Introduced in Senate 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s71is/xml/BILLS-114s71is.xml 2015-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.