Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017
Legislative Progress
Introduced
June 27, 2017
Latest Action
November 14, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican(GA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
89pct
140d open
vs 7,393 other HR bills in the 115th — cohort avg 50d
Federal Acquisition Savings Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill requires: (1) each executive agency to consider equipment rental in any cost-effectiveness analysis for equipment acquisition; and (2) the Government Accountability Office, within two years, to report on decisions of the agencies with the highest levels of acquisition spending, and of a sample of agencies with lower levels of such spending, to acquire high-value equipment by lease, rental, or purchase.
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2018 · first_quarter · Defense
FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act--lobbied to amend title 10 to require civilian workforce levels are programmed and budgeted to support military force structure readiness and national military strategy; to adopt DoD-wide Army sourcing checklist used to improve compliance with sourcing laws before contracting functions; to direct DoD implement GAO recommendation that contract services be included in the Future Year Defense Program. Lobbied against suspending A-76 moratorium in NDAA FY 2019. Lobbied against converting DoD civilian employees to term employees in title 10. FY 2019 Continuing Resolution for Defense Appropriations--lobbied to add language specific to DoD for a moratorium against public-private competition under OMB Circular A-76 or any other privatization study that would convert work performed by DoD civilian employees to contract performance. Lobbied in support of the Aguilar Amendment to establish a cyber workforce development security pilot; Lobbied for HR 2036 and S 901, to prohibit DoD from reducing the amount of the per diem rates based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or for long-term travel. Lobbied against HR 3019, the Promoting Value Based Procurement Act of 2017, that would overtly discourage use of "lowest price technically acceptable" source selection processes. Lobbied against HR 3071, the Federal Acquisitions Savings Act of 2017, as unnecessary because federal agencies already have more than adequate authority and responsibility to perform lease and purchase analyses. Lobbied on HR 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act Amendments: --Lobbied in support of following amendments: Cardin Amendment #484, to strike language pertaining to "Commercial Items"; Warren Amendment #855, on accounting for civilian casualties in connection with U.S. military operations; Kaine Amendment #849, establishment of cybersecurity scholarship; and Van Hollen Amendment #913, requirement for DoD to report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations and Base budgets. --Lobbied against Johnson Amendment, SA 878, to arbitrarily take away federal employees' pensions as a penalty for exercising their right to join and be represented by a federal employee labor union through use of official time. --Lobbied against: McCain-Reed Amendment #498, authorizing another Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC; Donnelly Amendment on use of term appointments; and Cortez Masto Amendment and Warner Amendment establishing DoD Cyber Workforce Development Pilot program because of redundancy. --Lobbied in support of: Hirono Amendment prohibiting hiring freezes at Defense Industrial Base Facilities; Duckworth Amendment #790, establishing pro-active framework for addressing shortfall in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, maintenance, and manufacuting jobs; and Ernst Amendment #851, to take critical steps to maintain arsenals needs.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 0 (Roll no. 624). (text: CR H9143)
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 0 (Roll no. 624).(text: CR H9143)
HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9157)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3071.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9143-9145)
Mr. Hice, Jody B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Client expense: $618,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Defense
FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act--lobbied to amend title 10 to require civilian workforce levels are programmed and budgeted to support military force structure readiness and national military strategy; to adopt DoD-wide Army sourcing checklist used to improve compliance with sourcing laws before contracting functions; to direct DoD implement GAO recommendation that contract services be included in the Future Year Defense Program. Lobbied against suspending A-76 moratorium in NDAA FY 2019. Lobbied against converting DoD civilian employees to term employees in title 10. FY 2019 Continuing Resolution for Defense Appropriations--lobbied to add language specific to DoD for a moratorium against public-private competition under OMB Circular A-76 or any other privatization study that would convert work performed by DoD civilian employees to contract performance. Lobbied in support of the Aguilar Amendment to establish a cyber workforce development security pilot; Lobbied for HR 2036 and S 901, to prohibit DoD from reducing the amount of the per diem rates based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or for long-term travel. Lobbied against HR 3019, the Promoting Value Based Procurement Act of 2017, that would overtly discourage use of "lowest price technically acceptable" source selection processes. Lobbied against HR 3071, the Federal Acquisitions Savings Act of 2017, as unnecessary because federal agencies already have more than adequate authority and responsibility to perform lease and purchase analyses. Lobbied on HR 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act Amendments: --Lobbied in support of following amendments: Cardin Amendment #484, to strike language pertaining to "Commercial Items"; Warren Amendment #855, on accounting for civilian casualties in connection with U.S. military operations; Kaine Amendment #849, establishment of cybersecurity scholarship; and Van Hollen Amendment #913, requirement for DoD to report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations and Base budgets. --Lobbied against Johnson Amendment, SA 878, to arbitrarily take away federal employees' pensions as a penalty for exercising their right to join and be represented by a federal employee labor union through use of official time. --Lobbied against: McCain-Reed Amendment #498, authorizing another Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC; Donnelly Amendment on use of term appointments; and Cortez Masto Amendment and Warner Amendment establishing DoD Cyber Workforce Development Pilot program because of redundancy. --Lobbied in support of: Hirono Amendment prohibiting hiring freezes at Defense Industrial Base Facilities; Duckworth Amendment #790, establishing pro-active framework for addressing shortfall in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, maintenance, and manufacuting jobs; and Ernst Amendment #851, to take critical steps to maintain arsenals needs.
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Defense
FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act--lobbied to amend title 10 to require civilian workforce levels are programmed and budgeted to support military force structure readiness and national military strategy; to adopt DoD-wide Army sourcing checklist used to improve compliance with sourcing laws before contracting functions; to direct DoD implement GAO recommendation that contract services be included in the Future Year Defense Program. Lobbied against suspending A-76 moratorium in NDAA FY 2018. Lobbied against converting DoD civilian employees to term employees in title 10. FY 2018 Continuing Resolution for Defense Appropriations--lobbied to add language specific to DoD for a moratorium against public-private competition under OMB Circular A-76 or any other privatization study that would convert work performed by DoD civilian employees to contract performance. Lobbied in support of the Aguilar Amendment to establish a cyber workforce development security pilot; Lobbied for HR 2036 and S 901, to prohibit DoD from reducing the amount of the per diem rates based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or for long-term travel. Lobbied against HR 3019, the Promoting Value Based Procurement Act of 2017, that would overtly discourage use of "lowest price technically acceptable" source selection processes. Lobbied against HR 3071, the Federal Acquisitions Savings Act of 2017, as unnecessary because federal agencies already have more than adequate authority and responsibility to perform lease and purchase analyses. Lobbied on HR 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act Amendments: --Lobbied in support of following amendments: Cardin Amendment #484, to strike language pertaining to "Commercial Items"; Warren Amendment #855, on accounting for civilian casualties in connection with U.S. military operations; Kaine Amendment #849, establishment of cybersecurity scholarship; and Van Hollen Amendment #913, requirement for DoD to report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations and Base budgets. --Lobbied against Johnson Amendment, SA 878, to arbitrarily take away federal employees' pensions as a penalty for exercising their right to join and be represented by a federal employee labor union through use of official time. --Lobbied against: McCain-Reed Amendment #498, authorizing another Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC; Donnelly Amendment on use of term appointments; and Cortez Masto Amendment and Warner Amendment establishing DoD Cyber Workforce Development Pilot program because of redundancy. --Lobbied in support of: Hirono Amendment prohibiting hiring freezes at Defense Industrial Base Facilities; Duckworth Amendment #790, establishing pro-active framework for addressing shortfall in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, maintenance, and manufacuting jobs; and Ernst Amendment #851, to take critical steps to maintain arsenals needs.
Client expense: $542,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Defense
FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act--lobbied to amend title 10 to require civilian workforce levels are programmed and budgeted to support military force structure readiness and national military strategy; to adopt DoD-wide Army sourcing checklist used to improve compliance with sourcing laws before contracting functions; to direct DoD implement GAO recommendation that contract services be included in the Future Year Defense Program. Lobbied against suspending A-76 moratorium in NDAA FY 2018. Lobbied against converting DoD civilian employees to term employees in title 10. FY 2018 Continuing Resolution for Defense Appropriations--lobbied to add language specific to DoD for a moratorium against public-private competition under OMB Circular A-76 or any other privatization study that would convert work performed by DoD civilian employees to contract performance. Lobbied in support of the Aguilar Amendment to establish a cyber workforce development security pilot; Lobbied for HR 2036 and S 901, to prohibit DoD from reducing the amount of the per diem rates based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or for long-term travel. Lobbied against HR 3019, the Promoting Value Based Procurement Act of 2017, that would overtly discourage use of "lowest price technically acceptable" source selection processes. Lobbied against HR 3071, the Federal Acquisitions Savings Act of 2017, as unnecessary because federal agencies already have more than adequate authority and responsibility to perform lease and purchase analyses. Lobbied on HR 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act Amendments: --Lobbied in support of following amendments: Cardin Amendment #484, to strike language pertaining to "Commercial Items"; Warren Amendment #855, on accounting for civilian casualties in connection with U.S. military operations; Kaine Amendment #849, establishment of cybersecurity scholarship; and Van Hollen Amendment #913, requirement for DoD to report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations and Base budgets. --Lobbied against Johnson Amendment, SA 878, to arbitrarily take away federal employees' pensions as a penalty for exercising their right to join and be represented by a federal employee labor union through use of official time. --Lobbied against: McCain-Reed Amendment #498, authorizing another Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC; Donnelly Amendment on use of term appointments; and Cortez Masto Amendment and Warner Amendment establishing DoD Cyber Workforce Development Pilot program because of redundancy. --Lobbied in support of: Hirono Amendment prohibiting hiring freezes at Defense Industrial Base Facilities; Duckworth Amendment #790, establishing pro-active framework for addressing shortfall in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, maintenance, and manufacuting jobs; and Ernst Amendment #851, to take critical steps to maintain arsenals needs.
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Defense
FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act--lobbied to amend title 10 to require civilian workforce levels are programmed and budgeted to support military force structure readiness and national military strategy; to adopt DoD-wide Army sourcing checklist used to improve compliance with sourcing laws before contracting functions; to direct DoD implement GAO recommendation that contract services be included in the Future Year Defense Program. Lobbied against suspending A-76 moratorium in NDAA FY 2018. Lobbied against converting DoD civilian employees to term employees in title 10. FY 2018 Continuing Resolution for Defense Appropriations--lobbied to add language specific to DoD for a moratorium against public-private competition under OMB Circular A-76 or any other privatization study that would convert work performed by DoD civilian employees to contract performance. Lobbied in support of the Aguilar Amendment to establish a cyber workforce development security pilot; Lobbied for HR 2036 and S 901, to prohibit DoD from reducing the amount of the per diem rates based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or for long-term travel. Lobbied against HR 3019, the Promoting Value Based Procurement Act of 2017, that would overtly discourage use of "lowest price technically acceptable" source selection processes. Lobbied against HR 3071, the Federal Acquisitions Savings Act of 2017, as unnecessary because federal agencies already have more than adequate authority and responsibility to perform lease and purchase analyses. Lobbied on HR 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act Amendments: --Lobbied in support of following amendments: Cardin Amendment #484, to strike language pertaining to "Commercial Items"; Warren Amendment #855, on accounting for civilian casualties in connection with U.S. military operations; Kaine Amendment #849, establishment of cybersecurity scholarship; and Van Hollen Amendment #913, requirement for DoD to report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations and Base budgets. --Lobbied against Johnson Amendment, SA 878, to arbitrarily take away federal employees' pensions as a penalty for exercising their right to join and be represented by a federal employee labor union through use of official time. --Lobbied against: McCain-Reed Amendment #498, authorizing another Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC; Donnelly Amendment on use of term appointments; and Cortez Masto Amendment and Warner Amendment establishing DoD Cyber Workforce Development Pilot program because of redundancy. --Lobbied in support of: Hirono Amendment prohibiting hiring freezes at Defense Industrial Base Facilities; Duckworth Amendment #790, establishing pro-active framework for addressing shortfall in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, maintenance, and manufacuting jobs; and Ernst Amendment #851, to take critical steps to maintain arsenals needs.
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Defense
FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act--lobbied to amend title 10 to require civilian workforce levels are programmed and budgeted to support military force structure readiness and national military strategy; to adopt DoD-wide Army sourcing checklist used to improve compliance with sourcing laws before contracting functions; to direct DoD implement GAO recommendation that contract services be included in the Future Year Defense Program. Lobbied against suspending A-76 moratorium in NDAA FY 2018. Lobbied against converting DoD civilian employees to term employees in title 10. FY 2018 Continuing Resolution for Defense Appropriations--lobbied to add language specific to DoD for a moratorium against public-private competition under OMB Circular A-76 or any other privatization study that would convert work performed by DoD civilian employees to contract performance. Lobbied in support of the Aguilar Amendment to establish a cyber workforce development security pilot; Lobbied for HR 2036 and S 901, to prohibit DoD from reducing the amount of the per diem rates based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or for long-term travel. Lobbied against HR 3019, the Promoting Value Based Procurement Act of 2017, that would overtly discourage use of "lowest price technically acceptable" source selection processes. Lobbied against HR 3071, the Federal Acquisitions Savings Act of 2017, as unnecessary because federal agencies already have more than adequate authority and responsibility to perform lease and purchase analyses. Lobbied on HR 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act Amendments: --Lobbied in support of following amendments: Cardin Amendment #484, to strike language pertaining to "Commercial Items"; Warren Amendment #855, on accounting for civilian casualties in connection with U.S. military operations; Kaine Amendment #849, establishment of cybersecurity scholarship; and Van Hollen Amendment #913, requirement for DoD to report to Congress on Overseas Contingency Operations and Base budgets. --Lobbied against Johnson Amendment, SA 878, to arbitrarily take away federal employees' pensions as a penalty for exercising their right to join and be represented by a federal employee labor union through use of official time. --Lobbied against: McCain-Reed Amendment #498, authorizing another Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC; Donnelly Amendment on use of term appointments; and Cortez Masto Amendment and Warner Amendment establishing DoD Cyber Workforce Development Pilot program because of redundancy. --Lobbied in support of: Hirono Amendment prohibiting hiring freezes at Defense Industrial Base Facilities; Duckworth Amendment #790, establishing pro-active framework for addressing shortfall in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, maintenance, and manufacuting jobs; and Ernst Amendment #851, to take critical steps to maintain arsenals needs.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-402.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| June 27, 2017 |
| June 27, 2017 |
| Democratic |
| VA |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| Jody B. Hice | Republican | GA |
| John Abney Culberson | Republican | TX |
| John K. Delaney | Democratic | MD |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Richard Hudson | Republican | NC |
| Rick W. Allen | Republican | GA |
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)