Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003

Summary

Sunshine in Iraq Reconstruction Contracting Act of 2003 - Directs the head of an executive agency that enters into a contract for the repair, maintenance, or construction of infrastructure in Iraq without full and open competition to publish in the Federal Register or Commerce Business Daily and otherwise make available to the public: (1) the amount of the contract and a brief description of its scope; (2) a discussion of how the agency identified, and solicited offers from, contractors, together with a list of the contractors solicited; and (3) the justification for using procedures other than those that provide for full and open competition. Allows an agency head to withhold from publication and disclosure certain classified documents and to redact classified parts of a document before publication and disclosure, but requires the full information to be made available to specified congressional committees.

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Timeline

1. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5203-5204)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5203)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 April 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 28 April 2003

   Floor

   Star Print ordered on the bill.

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 10 April 2003 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 April 2003

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 April 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 April 2003

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Sponsors

• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssga00 · Standing

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