H.R. 1088: Cheating Doesn't Pay Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-12 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Cheating Doesn't Pay Act

Plain summary

Cheating Doesn't Pay Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule that: (1) prohibits the use of disadvantaged business enterprise program funds by any enterprise no longer eligible under the program; (2) each grant award, contract, or subcontract prohibits any program funds from being provided to an enterprise as soon as it is no longer eligible; (3) recuperates any unobligated program funds made available to any enterprise no longer eligible under the program; and (4) ensures that if an enterprise is no longer eligible to receive program funds, the Secretary takes appropriate measures to expedite bidding with other eligible enterprises to complete any project started by that enterprise. Requires the Secretary, in cases where the enterprise is no longer eligible to receive program funds solely on the basis of its size, to allow it to complete any existing projects but not, however, be eligible for additional program funds for any new projects unless the state recertifies it.

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Cheating Doesn't Pay Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · 0 cosponsors

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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.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1088.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1088 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113