To require the Federal Government to consider as having arrived on time any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery service at least two working days before the date specified for receipt of bids.

Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 4, 1997

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act and specified Federal law relating to the armed forces, as both were amended by the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355), to require Federal civilian and military agencies to consider as having arrived on time any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery system at least two working days before the date specified for receipt of bids.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] · D–HI

Committees

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Armed Services Committee

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Legislative record

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May 30, 1997
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.
Feb 19, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 13, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Feb 4, 1997
Referred to House National Security
Feb 4, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 4, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Feb 4, 1997
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 1997
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.580, 105th Congress: To require the Federal Government to consider as having arrived on time any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery service at least two working days before the date specified for receipt of bids.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/580

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-02-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr580/BILLS-105hr580ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze H.R.580 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.580, 105th Congress: To require the Federal Government to consider as having arrived on time any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery service at least two working days before the date specified for receipt of bids.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/580

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-02-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr580/BILLS-105hr580ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.580, 105th Congress: To require the Federal Government to consider as having arrived on time any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery service at least two working days before the date specified for receipt of bids.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/580

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-02-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr580/BILLS-105hr580ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.580, 105th Congress: To require the Federal Government to consider as having arrived on time any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery service at least two working days before the date specified for receipt of bids.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/580

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1997-02-04.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/105/bills/hr580/BILLS-105hr580ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.580 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.