A bill to improve small business access to Federal procurement information.

Summary

Amends the Small Business Act to eliminate from the exceptions to the requirement that notice of Government procurement actions be published in the Commerce Business Daily those procurement actions which: (1) involve perishable subsistence supplies; (2) are of such emergency that the Government would be seriously injured if bids were made more than 15 days after the invitation to bid was issued; (3) are made by an order placed under an existing contract; (4) are for personal or professional services; or (5) are for services from educational institutions. Prohibits procuring activities, when required to publish notice of procurement actions, from: (1) issuing a solicitation for a procurement action until 15 days after publication of such a notice; (2) foreclosing competition under a procurement order until 30 days after the issuance of the solicitation or, in the case of orders under a basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or similar arrangement, after publication of intent to place the order; or (3) commencing negotiations for the award of a sole source contract until 30 days after the publication of a notice of intent to contract. Exempts from compliance with such time periods procurement actions which: (1) are made by an order placed under an existing contract; (2) are of such emergency that the Government would be seriously injured if such time periods were complied with; or (3) involve perishable subsistence supplies. Prohibits a procuring activity from entering into negotiations for the award of a sole source contract for more than $100,000 unless: (1) the head of the activity has approved the proposal for such negotiation; and (2) the activity has considered all responses to the notice of the procurement action. Provides for the application of this Act to the Tennessee Valley Authority only to the extent it deems practicable.

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Timeline

1. 27 January 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 January 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 February 1983

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 4.

   Source: Calendars

4. 2 February 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Small Business. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

5. 2 February 1983

   Reported

   Committee on Small Business. Reported to Senate by Senator Pressler with an amendment. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

6. 2 February 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Small Business. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-9.

   Source: Committee

7. 3 February 1983

   Floor

   Measure laid before Senate.

   Source: Floor

8. 3 February 1983

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

9. 8 March 1983

   ResolvingDifferences

   House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Mitchell, Smith (IA), Addabbo, LaFalce, Wyden, Eckart, Savage, Luken, McDade, Conte, Broomfield, Williams (OH).

   Source: ResolvingDifferences

10. 8 March 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

11. 8 March 1983

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

12. 8 March 1983

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

13. 8 March 1983

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

14. 8 March 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

15. 11 March 1983

    Passed

    Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Weicker; Boschwitz; Pressler; Nunn; Levin.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

16. 11 March 1983

    Passed

    Senate disagreed to House amendments. By Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

17. 11 March 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to House amendments. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

18. 22 June 1983

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

19. 22 June 1983

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 23 June 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-263 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

21. 23 June 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-263 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

22. 27 June 1983

    Passed

    Senate disagreed to House title amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

23. 27 June 1983

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 27 June 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to House title amendment. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

25. 27 June 1983

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 1 August 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    House receded from its amendment to title.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 1 August 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 1 August 1983

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 1 August 1983

    Floor

    Considered by House Passage Provided for by H.Res. 292.

    Source: Floor

30. 2 August 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

31. 2 August 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

32. 2 August 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

33. 11 August 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-72.

    Source: President

34. 11 August 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

35. 11 August 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

6 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 12 August 1983

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• Conference report filed in House

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• Passed House amended

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• Passed Senate amended

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. East, John P. [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] · R · Cosponsor
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• amends ← To improve access to Federal procurement information.

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