Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021
Summary
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the federal government from using reverse auctions for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. Reverse auctions allow the sellers to bid down the price of a project and typically result in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must define complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services . The General Services Administration shall report to specified congressional committees on this bill's effectiveness.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2021
House Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 4, 2021
Signed Jul 26, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 26, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4860-4861)
upper
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4860-4861)
upper
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jan 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H68)
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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