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H.R. 1209 · 118th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

FOCA Act of 2023

Out of committee Introduced Apr 17, 2023 Latest action Dec 18, 2024

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What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Feb 27, 2023 (Introduced in House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.

Roll call votes

No recorded roll call votes on this bill. Most bills never get one; many pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, or stay in committee.

Latest action

Dec 18, 2024 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.