H.R. 1284: FOCA Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-24 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

FOCA Act

Plain summary

Fair and Open Competition Act or the FOCA Act This bill prohibits federal construction contracts or controlling documents for federally supported construction projects from requiring or prohibiting project labor agreements. Such documents also may not discriminate against or give preference to a bidder or contractor who signs or refuses to sign a project labor agreement. An agency may exempt a project from this prohibition to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve the national security.

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Official text

FOCA Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] · 109 cosponsors

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John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Scott Perry (R-PA), Jim Banks (R-IN), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andy Harris (R-MD), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), John R. Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Jason Smith (R-MO), James Comer (R-KY), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Burgess Owens (R-UT), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and 49 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr1284.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1284 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117