3.0.0 2006 2023-01-11T13:36:02Z 2023-01-11T13:36:02Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 2006.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H2790]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-25T18:48:39Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Reported by 2017-07-12T13:11:00Z Markup by 2017-07-12T13:05:35Z Hearings by 2017-06-29T15:57:12Z Referred to 2017-04-06T16:38:47Z Reported by 2017-07-24T19:31:58Z Markup by 2017-07-19T21:05:52Z Referred to 2017-04-06T13:03:05Z H. Rept. 115-246 VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act 115 3794 S 2018-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2017-07-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-07-24 19:16:30 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 19:16:26 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6174-6175) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 19:16:26 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6174-6175) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-24 19:16:03 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6199) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:53:10 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:53:04 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2006. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:53:02 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6174-6175) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 15:53:00 Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2017-07-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 178. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00178 2017-07-24 Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-246. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-24 Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-246. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2017-07-19 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-07-12 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2017-07-12 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-06-29 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2017-04-06 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2017-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N 2017-07-21T20:45:00Z H.R. 2006, VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52951 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairson July 19, 2017 Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2017-04-15T14:43:21Z VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with respect to any VA contract that is reported in the Federal Procurement Data System, to record the amount of any cost or price savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding such contract.

The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates used by the Central Office of the VA, the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Such templates may be customized to address particular procurement situations.

]]> 81 2017-07-24 Passed House without amendment 2017-07-29T12:45:31Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with respect to any VA contract that is reported in the Federal Procurement Data System, to record the amount of any cost or price savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding such contract.

(Sec. 3) The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates used by the Central Office of the VA, the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. Such templates may be customized to address particular procurement situations.

]]> VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act Display Title VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the procurement practices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act Short Titles as Reported to House VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act H House Short Titles as Passed House VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act H House Referred in Senate 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2006rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr2006rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2006eh/xml/BILLS-115hr2006eh.xml Reported in House 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2006rh/xml/BILLS-115hr2006rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2006ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2006ih.xml 2017-07-25 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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.