H.R. 7221 · 115th Congress
SUBS Act
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
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This bill requires an executive agency awarding a construction contract using sealed bid procedures in an amount greater than $1.5 million to: (1) require an offeror for the contract to include a list in the offer of each subcontractor that the offeror intends to use, for any subcontract expected to be awarded in excess of $100,000; and (2) include a clause…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 6, 2018
Stop Unfair Bid Shopping Act of 2018 or the SUBS Act
This bill requires an executive agency awarding a construction contract using sealed bid procedures in an amount greater than $1.5 million to: (1) require an offeror for the contract to include a list in the offer of each subcontractor that the offeror intends to use, for any subcontract expected to be awarded in excess of $100,000; and (2) include a clause in the contract requiring that the prime contractor submit to the agency a written notification of any subcontractor substituted after the award of the contract for a subcontractor so listed, along with an updated estimate for the cost of performing the work associated with the substituted subcontractor.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: SUBS Act
Also known as: Stop Unfair Bid Shopping Act of 2018
Latest action (Dec 6, 2018): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 6, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.