United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 608 (106th)
To require the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct an audit of purchases of military clothing and related items during fiscal year 1998 by certain military installations of the Armey, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
Introduced
4 February 1999
Last action
23 February 1999 · Committee
Status
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Sponsors
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], DANA ROHRABACHER, Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9], Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16], GENE GREEN, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], FRANK LOBIONDO, Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], BOBBY RUSH, LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10]
Subjects
Defence, Taxation
Source updated
6 June 2025
Summary
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to audit purchases of military clothing and clothing-related items in excess of the micro-purchase threshold during FY 1998 by U.S. military installations located within the United States and its territories and possessions in order to determine the extent to which such installations procured such items in violation of the Buy American Act. Requires a report.
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Timeline
3 February 1999
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E124)
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: IntroReferral
23 February 1999
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 February 1999 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 February 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 February 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 February 1999
Sponsors
- Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] · D · Sponsor
- DANA ROHRABACHER · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shows, Ronnie [D-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shuster, Bud [R-PA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] · R · Cosponsor
- GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- FRANK LOBIONDO · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- BOBBY RUSH · D · Cosponsor
- LUIS GUTIERREZ · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/608
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/608
- us · 106-hr-608 · source updated 6 June 2025