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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.

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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

Defence · Taxation

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

  1. 3 February 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E124)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 February 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 February 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 23 February 1999

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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