3.0.0 622 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z 2023-01-11T13:36:16Z Senate S 2017-03-14 115 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-14T19:41:59Z FOCA Act 115 1552 HR 2018-12-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 829. Related bill CRS 2017-03-14 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ N R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-03-14 True P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2017-03-14 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2017-05-22 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2017-06-22 False C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2017-07-10 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Labor-management relations Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-03-14 Introduced in Senate 2017-11-07T17:19:48Z Fair and Open Competition Act

This bill prohibits a federal executive agency that awards any construction contract after the enactment of this bill from requiring or prohibiting a contract bidder from entering into agreements with labor organizations (i.e., Project Labor Agreements [PLAs]) or otherwise discriminating against a bidder or contractor who signs, or refuses to sign, a PLA.

Agencies that award grants, provide financial assistance, or enter into cooperative agreements for construction projects after the enactment of this bill must ensure that the bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents for such projects do not contain any requirements or prohibitions relating to PLAs.

An agency may exempt a particular project or grant from the prohibition of this bill if it determines that special circumstances exist requiring an exemption to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve the national security.

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Fair and Open Competition Act Display Title Fair and Open Competition 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 Fair and Open Competition Act Introduced in Senate 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s622is/xml/BILLS-115s622is.xml 2017-03-14 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.