H.R. 1778: Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2011
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H.R. 1778: Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-05 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2011
Plain summary
Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2011 - Requires each solicitation by an executive agency for the procurement of construction in excess of $1 million to require each bidder to submit the name, business location, and nature of work of each subcontractor with whom such bidder will subcontract for work in excess of $100,000. Deems to be non-responsive, and prohibits consideration of, any bidder that fails to list such subcontractors. Prohibits a contractor from substituting another subcontractor for a listed subcontractor, permitting any subcontract to be voluntarily assigned or transferred, or subcontracting work for which the contractor listed itself, except with the consent of the contracting officer for good cause. Sets forth: (1) examples of good cause and procedures required for substitution requests; and (2) penalties for violations of substitution prohibitions, including suspension or debarment from federal contracts for multiple violations. Requires revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement this Act.
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Official text
Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] · 1 cosponsors
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Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1778.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1778 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112