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H.R. 5366: Overseas Contractor Reform Act

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H.R. 5366: Overseas Contractor Reform Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 524 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR5366 (2010-09-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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

Overseas Contractor Reform Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Overseas Contractor Reform Act - Requires any person found to be in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 to be proposed for debarment from any federal contract or grant within 30 days after final judgment of such violation. Authorizes the head of a federal agency to waive this provision for a federal contract or grant and to report such waiver to Congress within 30 days with a justification. Declares that it is U.S. government policy that no government contracts or grants should be awarded to individuals or companies who violate that Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Overseas Contractor Reform Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act (2010-08-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act (2010-08-10)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] reported raising $248,839 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5366 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111