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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. 1659 New 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 New 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. 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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