United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1378 (105th)
Open Competition and Fairness Act of 1997
Introduced
17 April 1997
Last action
2 May 1997 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sponsors
Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8], Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-31], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4], Rep. Ganske, Greg [R-IA-4], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], WALTER JONES, Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4], Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1], Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4], Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1], Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3], Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44]
Subjects
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Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Open Competition and Fairness Act of 1997 - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to prohibit discrimination against any bidder on a prime contract for a federally funded project on the basis of a requirement that such person enter into or adhere to a collective bargaining agreement or any similar agreement as a condition of performing work on such contract.
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Timeline
17 April 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 May 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 April 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 April 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 April 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 April 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Paxon, Bill [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hilleary, Van [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ganske, Greg [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4] · R · Sponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Parker, Mike [D-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1378
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1378
- us · 105-hr-1378 · source updated 23 March 2026