S. 2868: Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-10 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-263.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-263. (final step reached)
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Official title

Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 15, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to provide for the use of federal supply schedules by the American National Red Cross and other qualified organizations (as described in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act) in furtherance of purposes determined to be appropriate to facilitate emergency preparedness and disaster relief. Prohibits use of such authority to purchase supplies for resale. Requires all uses of federal supply schedules to be in accordance with the ordering guidance provided by the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to include among permitted uses of federal supply schedules by state or local governments the procurement of goods or services to facilitate disaster preparedness or response. Specifies that the budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

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Official text

Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2868, Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2009 (2009-12-24); CBO cost estimate: S. 2868, Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2009 (2009-12-24); CBO cost estimate: S. 2868, Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2009 (2010-08-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 2868, Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2009 (2010-08-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 2868, Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010 (2010-09-13); CBO cost estimate: S. 2868, Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010 (2010-09-13)

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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.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2868.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s2868 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111