United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4394 (108th)
Accountability and Responsibility in Contracting Act
Introduced
19 May 2004
Last action
19 May 2004 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Sponsors
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13]
Subjects
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Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Accountability and Responsibility in Contracting Act - Prohibits any acquiring corporation or any subsidiary of any such a corporation that enters into a corporate expatriation transaction (as defined by this Act) from being eligible to be awarded a Federal contract for a three-year period, unless the acquiring corporation reorganizes as a domestic corporation under the applicable incorporation laws of a State. Prohibits any entity and any entity with a foreign subsidiary doing business with a state sponsor of terrorism or foreign terrorist organization from being eligible to be awarded a Federal contract for a period of: (1) three years for a first offense; (2) ten years for a second offense; and (3) 15 years for any offense after a second offense. Directs each executive agency to require certification from a current contractor that the contractor, the contractor's domestic parent company and all other domestic subsidiaries of the parent did not do business, and did not own a foreign subsidiary that did business, during the ten-year period ending on this Act's enactment with such a state sponsor or organization. Directs each executive agency to require certification from a potential contractor, that the potential contractor, the potential contractor's domestic parent company, and all other domestic subsidiaries of the parent is not doing business, and does not own a foreign subsidiary that is doing business, or has done business within the last ten years, with such a state sponsor or organization. Permits citizens to file complaints with executive agencies regarding Federal contractors and requires annual reporting on the complaints to Congress.
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Timeline
19 May 2004
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 May 2004 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hoeffel, Joseph M. [D-PA-13] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4394
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4394
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