Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2008
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2011-05-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Political advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: 
Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from: (1) requiring a contractor to submit political information as part of a soliticitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other communiction in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of property or services or during the course of the contract performance until the completion of a contract; (2) using such political information as a factor or consideration in the source selection process used to award a competitive or non-competitive contract; or (3) including such political information in a contracting past performance database. Defines "political information" as information relating to political spending, including any payment for an electioneering communication, by a contractor or persons related to such contractor to a candidate for federal office, a political commitee, a political party, or to a third party entity for political purposes. 

action_date: 2012-06-15
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 - Prohibits the head of an executive agency from: (1) requiring a contractor to submit political information as part of a soliticitation, request for bid, request for proposal, or any other communiction in connection with the award of a contract for procurement of property or services or during the course of the contract performance until the completion of a contract; (2) using such political information as a factor or consideration in the source selection process used to award a competitive or non-competitive contract; or (3) including such political information in a contracting past performance database. Defines "political information" as information relating to political spending, including any payment for an electioneering communication, by a contractor or persons related to such contractor to a candidate for federal office, a political commitee, a political party, or to a third party entity for political purposes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-06-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
action_date: 2012-06-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-536.
action_date: 2012-06-15
text: Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-536.
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-04-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform     .
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-26
text: Introduced in House