H.R.5712 - Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act

To require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relating to the award or performance of Federal contracts. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act as reported to house.
  • Short: Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act as passed house.
  • Short: Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act as introduced.
  • Official: To require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relating to the award or performance of Federal contracts. as introduced.

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11/18/08
The Online Office of Congressman Peter Welch - 11.18.08 - OMB ...

On April 4, Welch introduced the "Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act," H.R. 5712, to require all contractors, regardless of where the work is performed, to be subject to fraud reporting requirements. ...

09/30/08
august 2008 new materials

call no: ae 1.102:d 63/4, title: making archives accessible for people with disabilities / frank h. serene. author: serene, frank h. imprint: [washington, dc : national archives and records administration, 2008?] ...

08/18/08
The Gavel » Blog Archive » House Passes Three Contractor ...

Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act, H.R. 5712, which closes a loophole in a proposed rule so that mandatory fraud reporting requirements would apply to U.S. contractors working overseas as well as to contractors working here at ...

Source: The Gavel
05/23/08
daily fiscal policy report -- may 23, 2008

henry waxman's (d-ca) clean contracting act. waxman's amendment bundles a set of contracting reform measures, including language from hr 3033 to establish a database of contractors in violation of contracting rules and from hr 5712 to ...

05/07/08
Appropriations Committee Fact Sheet on Supplemental

Cleaning up Contracting (HR 3928 & HR 5712): Increases accountability and transparency in federal contracting by requiring companies that receive more than 80 percent of their revenue from the federal government to disclose the names ...

Source: The Gavel
04/27/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - S.2916 Guaranteeing Real ...

Related Bills:. H.R.5712. Related Issue Areas:. Whistle blowing · Subcontractors · Politics and government · Labor; 16 more; Inspectors general · Informers · Government publicity · Government paperwork · Gov

04/25/08
Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

8) H.R. 5712 - Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act (Rep. Welch - Oversight and Government Reform). 9) H.R. 3928 – Government Contractor Accountability Act (Rep. Murphy (CT) - Oversight and Government Reform) ...

04/23/08
House vote to close overseas contractor fraud loophole this afternoon

... committed by overseas contractors to go unreported and unaddressed is about to bear its first fruit (in record time) through the expected passage of HR 5712 - the "Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act" - by later this afternoon. ...

Source: Daily Kos
04/23/08
4/23/2008

8) hr 5712 - close the contractor fraud loophole act (rep. welch - oversight and government reform) 9) hr 3928 – government contractor accountability act (rep. murphy (ct) - oversight and government reform) ...

04/23/08
Bill Action: Passed House: HR 5712: Close the Contractor Fraud ...

Passed House by voice vote. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]

04/21/08
Welch in Washington | Seven Days

Savage is clearly pleased that the AP credited Welch with sparking an inquiry on the loophole earlier this year by introducing H.R. 5712, a bill that demands greater accountability of government contractors, particularly those doing ...

04/21/08
4/21/2008

8) HR 5712 - Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act (Rep. Welch - Oversight and Government Reform) HR 5819 - To amend the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business ...

04/21/08
an "a" for contracting accountability

the following day, the house oversight subcommittee on government management, organization, and procurement held a hearing on hr 5712, which would require all contractors--including those working overseas--to report criminal violations. ...

04/17/08
HR 5712, The Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act - Cost per ...

HR 5712 would require disclosure by Federal contractors of certain violations relating to the award or performance of Federal contracts.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.

04/15/08
House committee approves bill to close contracting loophole (4/16 ...

Peter Welch, D-Vt., who introduced the bill (H.R.5712) to close the loophole on April 3, expressed skepticism that the administration would have acted without congressional pressure. "I don't think it's a coincidence that there was no ...

04/15/08
Bill to Close Overseas Contracting Loophole Advances

At an April 16, 2007 business meeting, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed HR 5712, the Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act, by a voice vote.

04/15/08
WHY DID CONGRESSMAN PETER WELCH (D-VT) SAY HE DOESN'T TRUST THE ...

Welch's “Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act,” HR 5712, to require all contractors, regardless of where the work is performed, to be subject to fraud reporting requirements. Regime operatives were sent over to the Hill to swear that ...

04/12/08
Hearing on Overseas Contracting Loophole

On Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 2:00 pm, in room 2247 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on HR 5712, the Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act. This bill requires contractors to report fraud and ...

04/10/08
New Web Video, "Stop Fraud"

Congressman Welch has introduced legislation to close this loophole, HR 5712. For more information about this loophole and Congressman Welch's work in Congress to close it, click here.

04/04/08
WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 5712, The Close the Contractor Fraud ...

US Congress: HR 5712, The Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act.

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