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H.R.3365 / 115th Congress

Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 24, 2017

Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017

This bill requires executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts valued at $10 million or more, with a national security exception.

The Inspector General of the General Services Administration must report to Congress:

on updating the Federal Procurement Data System and data stored on it during the preceding 10-year period,

identifying any issues of each agency relating to the use of such system that may have affected the reliability of data stored on it,

detailing which data is potentially unreliable, and

including recommendations for improving the system.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] · R–TN

Committees

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee
7 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

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