WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 3033, The Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007

Comment by Jon Wong (June 3, 2008, 01:00:00)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Exactly. But for an advocacy essay I have to write, can anybody see anything else that could be criticized in this?...

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H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Administrator of General Services, subject to the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to establish and maintain on a General Services Administration (GSA) website a database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded federal contracts and grants for use by federal officials. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Administrator to make the database available to all federal agencies.

Requires the database to include information, for the last five years, regarding: (1) any civil or criminal proceeding, or and administrative proceeding resulting in a finding of fault and payment of restitution to a government of $5,000 or more, concluded by the federal government and state governments against such persons; and (2) federal contacts and grants terminated due to defaults by such persons; (3) federal suspensions and debarments of such persons; (4) federal and state administrative agreements to resolve suspension or debarment proceedings; and (5) final findings by a federal official that such a person has been determined not to be a responsible source under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.

Requires federal regulations to be amended to require applicants for federal grants or contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold to disclose such information in writing.

Requires the Administrator to develop policies to require: (1) notification of any covered person when information relevant to the person is entered into the database; and (2) an opportunity for any covered person to append comments to information about such person in the database.

(Sec. 3) Requires an official to: (1) review such database prior to awarding a contract or grant; and (2) document why a prospective contract or grant awardee against whom a judgment or conviction for the same offense, or similar offences, has been rendered more than once within any three-year period, if each judgment or conviction is a cause for debarment, is considered presently responsible.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension to: (1) resolve issues regarding determination of the lead agency responsible for initiating suspension or debarment proceedings; (2) coordinate actions among interested agencies; (3) encourage and assist federal agencies in entering into cooperative efforts to pool resources and achieve operational efficiencies in the government-wide suspension and debarment system; (4) recommend to OMB changes to such system and its rules; (5) authorize OMB to issue guidelines that implement such recommendations; (6) authorize the Committee's chair to establish subcommittees; and (7) report to Congress annually on progress and efforts to improve such system, member agencies' active participation in the committee's work, and a summary of each agency's activities and accomplishments in such system.

(Sec. 6) Allows federal agencies, commissions, or organizations not currently participating in the federal suspension and debarment system to participate and to recognize suspensions or debarments issued by participating agencies.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Revision by webmaster (April 25, 2008, 01:00:00)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2007 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish and maintain on a General Services Administration website a database of information regarding integrity and performance of federal contracts and assistance recipients for use by federal contracting officers, federal officials having authority to debar or suspend persons from federal contracts or assistance, and federal officials having authority over grant assistance. Requires the database to include information regarding: (1) civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings brought by the federal government and state governments against contractors or assistance recipients; and (2) federal suspensions and debarments of such recipients.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 4/24/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Points in Favor

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Revision by webmaster (April 24, 2008, 01:00:00)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 4/23/2008: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

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Status as of April 24, 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

4/24/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Status as of April 23, 2008

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

4/23/2008: Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Revision by webmaster (April 19, 2008, 01:00:00)

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 4/18/2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.

Points in Favor

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Status as of April 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

4/18/2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.

Comment by Grady Lamu (April 11, 2008, 01:00:00)

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Who could be against this? Other than goverment contractors . . ....

Revision by webmaster (March 14, 2008, 01:00:00)

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 3/13/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Status as of March 13, 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

3/13/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Revision by webmaster (March 12, 2008, 01:00:00)

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 3/11/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

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Status as of March 11, 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

3/11/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Revision by webmaster (October 10, 2007, 01:00:00)

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

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Revision by webmaster (July 21, 2007, 01:00:00)

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/17/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

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Status as of July 17, 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

7/17/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

Status as of July 17, 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

7/17/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

Revision by webmaster (July 13, 2007, 01:00:00)

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

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Revision by webmaster (July 13, 2007, 01:00:00)

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3033 would improve Federal agency awards and oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen accountability of the Government-wide suspension and debarment system.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/12/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Status as of July 12, 2007

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

7/12/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.