Serve Our Heroes Now Act

Bill: 113-hr-4394
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-04-03
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction

Department of Veterans Affairs

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: Serve Our Heroes Now Act - Prohibits awarding a contract to any contractor whose past performance resulted in the completion of a construction project at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility more than 24 months after the original agreed-upon completion date.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To prohibit the awarding of contracts to contractors responsible for delayed openings of Veterans Affairs facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Serve Our Heroes Now Act . 2. Prohibition on awarding contracts to those responsible for delayed openings of Veterans Affairs facilities No contract may be awarded to any contractor if the past performance of the contractor resulted in the completion of a construction project at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs more than 24 months after the original agreed-upon completion date for the project.