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H.R. 5158: Summitville Procurement Protection Act

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H.R. 5158: Summitville Procurement Protection Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-04-27 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-04-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Summitville Procurement Protection Act

Plain summary

Summitville Procurement Protection Act - Requires: (1) federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with procurement reporting requirements and transparency standards; and (2) federal contractors to submit to the agency that awarded the contract a report regarding all subcontracts awarded in the performance of the contract. Defines "procurement reporting requirements and transparency standards" to mean: (1) requirements to publicize proposed contracting opportunities, to select a contractor based on full and open competition, to report information on which the bidder or offeror received the contract award, and to disclose certain information to unsuccessful bidders or offerors; and (2) the ability to access a copy of the contract of the winning bidder or offeror.

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Official text

Summitville Procurement Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] · 2 cosponsors

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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5158 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111