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The 118th Congress, 1st Session (Calendar Year 2023)

Appropriations Bills and Law Since 1998
House Contracting Bills
Second Session - 1/1/23 to 12/31/232
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H. R. 3511 New Introduced on 5/18/2023 to amend the Small Business Act require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
H. R. 3472 New Introduced on 5/18/2023 to reduce spending on nuclear weapons and related defense spending and to prohibit the procurement and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads.
H. R. 3438 New Introduced on 5/17/2023 to require the Secretary of Defense report on the domestic content requirements major defense acquisition programs, to establish an enhanced domestic content requirement for certain procurements.
H. R. 3358 New Introduced on 5/18/2023 to prohibit any requirement for recipients of Federal contracts to disclose greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risk.
H. R. 3317 New Introduced on 5/16/2023 to remove the lifetime exemption from the prohibition on procurement of rolling stock from certain vehicle manufacturers for parties to executed contracts.  Press Release.
H. R. 2970 Introduced on 4/27/2023 to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.
H. R. 2861 Introduced on 4/25/2023 to require the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the effects of anticompetitive contracting clauses in contracts between health insurers and health care providers and to determine actions taken by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice relating to the use of such clauses in such contracts and to assess their ability to effectively enforce the Federal antitrust laws with respect to such use.
H. R. 2744 Introduced on 4/20/2023 as the Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2023 to require that the Federal Government procure from the private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and management of certain Government agencies.
H. R. 2726 Introduced on 4/19/2023 as the Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2023 to provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request an equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a construction contract.
H. R. 2670 Introduced on 4/19/2023 as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
H. R. 1744 Introduced on 3/23/2023 to disaggregate data on Federal contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in certain reports.
H. R. 1730 Introduced on 3/22/2023 to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women's business centers.
H. R. 1659 Introduced on 3/17/2023 to direct the Chief Acquisition Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract for the independent verification and validation of certain modernization efforts of the Department
H. R. 1538 Introduced on 3/10/2023 to provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises.
H. R. 1301 Introduced on March 1 to suspend the enforcement of certain civil liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during a lapse in appropriations, or during a breach of the statutory debt limit,  Press Release.
H. R. 1209 Introduced on February 27, 2023 to preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects
H. R. 1193 Introduced on February 10, 2023 to prioritize United States contractors with respect to federally funded infrastructure projects
H. R. 986 Introduced on February 10, 2023 to require the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to enter into an agreement to coordinate government contracting assistance offered by small business development centers and APEX Accelerators.
H. R. 825 Introduced on February 2, 2023, to prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime.  Press Release.
H. R. 720 Introduced on February 1, 2023, to repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act.
H. R. 273 Introduced on January 11, 2023 to amend chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of each military department to identify promising research programs of the Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program for inclusion in the future budgets and plans of the Department of Defense.
H. R. 170 Introduced on January 9, 2023 as the Domestic SUPPLY Act of 2023 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, to establish a program of entering into partnerships with eligible domestic manufacturers to ensure the availability of qualified personal protective equipment to prepare for and respond to national health or other emergencies.
H. R. 144 Introduced on January 9, 2023 as the Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act to amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions.
Senate Contracting Bills
Second Session - 1/1/23 to 12/31/23
S. 1470 Introduced on May 4, 2023 to amend the Small Business Act relating to small business concerns owned and controlled by women.  Press Release.
S. 1469 Introduced on May 4, 2023 to require certification of small business concerns as small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to be counted toward goals for contract awards.
S. 1463 Introduced on May 4, 2023 to establish a defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program.  Press Release.
S. 1411 Introduced on May 4, 2023 to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses.
S. 1407 Introduced on May 2, 2023 to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.
S. 1057 Introduced on March 29, 2023 to require responsiveness testing of Defense Logistics Agency pharmaceutical contracts
S. 637 Introduced on March 2, 2023 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to apply child labor laws to independent contractors, increase penalties for child labor law violations.
S. 428 Introduced as the Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination Act on February 15, 2023 to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries.  Press Release.
S. 257 Introduced on February 2, 2023, to prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime.  Press Release.
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