H.R. 5755: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide authority to restrict competition to businesses within States that fund projects at military installations.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-15 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide authority to restrict competition to businesses within States that fund projects at military installations.

Plain summary

Authorizes the head of the Department of Defense (DOD), each of the military departments, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (agency head), in the procurement of property or services, to use procedures other than competitive procedures when the contract is for a military construction project at a military installation in a state, the state provided all funding for the project, and the agency head: (1) determines that it is in its best interest to limit the sources for bids or proposals to prospective contractors with a physical presence in that state; and (2) notifies the congressional defense and appropriations committees of such determination at least 30 days before the contract award.

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Official text

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide authority to restrict competition to businesses within States that fund projects at military installations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] reported raising $966,514 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5755.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5755 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111