To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.
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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 596 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 57. Record Vote Number: 77.
March 4, 2009
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Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 596 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 57. Record Vote Number: 77.
March 4, 2009
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 596 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 57. Record Vote Number: 77.
March 4, 2009
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2728, S2734-2735, S2748-2749, S2750-2751)
March 4, 2009
Amendment SA 596 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 57. Record Vote Number: 77.
March 4, 2009
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 596 proposed by Senator Coburn.(consideration: CR S2667-2668; text: CR S2667)
March 3, 2009
Amendment SA 596 proposed by Senator Coburn. (consideration: CR S2667-2668; text: CR S2667) To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.
March 3, 2009
Senate amendment submitted
March 2, 2009
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 596. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1105, making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 1120, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: prohibition on no-bid earmarks Sec. 414. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to make any payment in connection with a contract unless the contract is awarded using competitive procedures in accordance with the requirements of section 303 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be awarded by grant or cooperative agreement unless the process used to award such grant or cooperative agreement uses competitive procedures to select the grantee or award recipient. ______