United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5381 (100th)
Federal Prison Industries Fair Competition Act of 1988
Introduced
26 September 1988
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
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Summary
Federal Prison Industries Fair Competition Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal criminal code to authorize (current law requires) Federal departments and agencies and Government institutions to purchase prison-made products. Declares that no such purchase shall involve a product which does not meet the same quality standards applied by the General Services Administrator to a comparable product purchased from a private sector source.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 September 1988
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/5381
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/hr/5381