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H.R. 5995 · 114th CongressPublic Law 114-260Government Operations and Politics

GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016 became law 93 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Democrat

Sponsored by Meadows, Mark R-NC · 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat, 0 Republicans
IntroducedSep 12, 2016
ReportedSep 15, 2016
Passed one chamberSep 21, 2016
Passed bothNov 30, 2016
LawDec 14, 2016
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 111 words.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) authority to hear a contractor's protest regarding the issuance or proposed issuance of a civilian federal agency's task or delivery order contract for the procurement of services or property valued in excess of $10 million. (Under current law, the GAO's jurisdiction over protests relating to federal defense contracts is already permanent, but the protest authority for civilian federal agency contracts is scheduled to expire after September 30, 2016.)

Context
Committees
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
2 of 116 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
6, from enrolled bill to public law · 259 words
Subjects
Congressional agenciesGovernment Accountability Office (GAO)Public contracts and procurement
Latest action
Dec 14, 2016: Became Public Law No: 114-260.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]