S. 498: Independent Task and Delivery Order Review Extension Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Independent Task and Delivery Order Review Extension Act of 2011

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 9, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Independent Task and Delivery Order Review Extension Act of 2011 - Extends through September 30, 2016: (1) the authority for a bid protest (i.e., a written objection to a federal agency solicitation, cancellation of a solicitation, or award of a contract) of a task or delivery order contract valued in excess of $10 million; and (2) the exclusive jurisdiction of the Comptroller General over such protests. Prohibits the authorization of appropriations for the specific purpose of processing bid protests and requires all such protests to be processed using the existing resources of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and executive agencies.

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Official text

Independent Task and Delivery Order Review Extension Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · 3 cosponsors

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME)

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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.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s498.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>

Record fed-us-cong112-s498 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112