H.R. 2008 - Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
- Sponsor:
- Darrell E. Issa
- Summary:
- To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
H.R. 2008 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
- Summary
- To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract.
- Other Titles
- Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
- Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
- Sponsor
- Darrell E. Issa
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Government operations and politics
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Political advertising
- Political parties and affiliation
- Public contracts and procurement
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/26/2011 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 5/26/2011 5/26/2011 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 6/20/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . 4/26/2012 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 4/26/2012 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. 6/15/2012 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 112-536. Put on a legislative calendar 6/15/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Insurance companies, brokers & agents | $8,923,719 |
Republican/Conservative | $8,458,625 |
Restaurants & drinking establishments | $5,079,384 |
Liquor wholesalers | $5,001,280 |
Industrial/commercial equipment & materials | $4,837,894 |
Electric Power utilities | $4,447,627 |
Auto dealers, new & used | $4,183,285 |
Public works, industrial & commercial construction | $3,776,523 |
Accident & health insurance | $3,735,337 |
Engineering, architecture & construction mgmt svcs | $3,721,823 |
Construction, unclassified | $3,695,637 |
Business services | $3,680,956 |
Chemicals | $2,941,477 |
Petroleum refining & marketing | $2,899,158 |
Stone, clay, glass & concrete products | $2,444,532 |
Milk & dairy producers | $2,050,861 |
Oilfield service, equipment & exploration | $2,015,416 |
Food and kindred products manufacturing | $1,556,230 |
Other non-physician health practitioners | $1,525,069 |
Food stores | $1,498,251 |
Hotels & motels | $1,400,772 |
Electrical contractors | $1,344,333 |
Electronics manufacturing & services | $1,156,526 |
Steel | $1,148,372 |
Construction equipment | $1,076,500 |
Special trade contractors | $1,041,878 |
Aircraft parts & equipment | $1,027,602 |
Fabricated metal products | $998,885 |
Services | $860,336 |
Agricultural chemicals (fertilizers & pesticides) | $840,174 |
Meat processing & products | $832,122 |
Builders associations | $805,859 |
Retail trade | $751,052 |
Aircraft manufacturers | $748,600 |
Food wholesalers | $620,209 |
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | $595,363 |
General business associations | $574,039 |
Independent power generation & cogeneration | $535,670 |
Small business associations | $530,500 |
General aviation (private pilots) | $499,800 |
Textiles & fabrics | $493,459 |
Lumber and wood products | $466,419 |
Florists & Nursery Services | $409,550 |
Nuclear energy | $391,150 |
Clothing & accessories | $372,612 |
Manufacturing | $319,945 |
Animal feed & health products | $306,243 |
Hardware & tools | $291,950 |
Amusement/recreation centers | $287,224 |
Travel agents | $250,853 |
Warehousing | $204,100 |
Pleasure boats | $192,900 |
Building materials | $190,925 |
Motorcycles, snowmobiles & other motorized vehicle | $189,645 |
Furniture & appliance stores | $187,150 |
Chambers of commerce | $183,779 |
Christian Conservative | $157,670 |
Wholesale trade | $156,368 |
LPG/Liquid Propane dealers & producers | $144,200 |
Plumbing & pipe products | $142,199 |
Air transport | $125,887 |
Surveying | $86,350 |
Trucking | $70,250 |
Electrical Supply | $62,000 |
Aluminum mining/processing | $53,250 |
Pro-business associations | $53,000 |
Labor, anti-union | $41,744 |
Fiscal & tax policy | $7,750 |
$99,700,248 |
opposed this bill
Consumer groups | $728 |
$728 |
Interest groups that supported this bill gave >1,000 times as much as interest groups that opposed this bill
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org