3.0.0 8955 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z 2023-01-11T13:43:59Z House HR 2020-12-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 211 (Monday, December 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COMER:H.R. 8955.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1--``The Congress shallhave Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imports andExcises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defenceand general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties,Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the UnitedStates''[Page H7154]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-14T18:31:30Z 2020-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-12-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001108 Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] James Comer R KY 1 N K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2020-12-14 True Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Architecture Building construction Congressional oversight Government buildings, facilities, and property Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-12-14 Introduced in House 2022-03-10T15:47:19Z Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020

This bill prohibits the federal government from using a reverse auction for the award of a contract for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. A reverse auction allows the seller to bid down the price of a project and typically results in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract.

]]> Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 Display Title Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8955ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8955ih.xml 2020-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.