To authorize telecommuting for Federal contractors.
Requires such amendment to provide that solicitations shall not set forth any requirement or evaluation criteria that would render an offeror ineligible to receive a contract award or reduce the scoring of an offeror's proposal based upon the contractor's plan to allow its employees to telecommute, unless the contracting officer first determines and explains that the needs of the agency, including the agency's security needs, cannot be met without such requirement.
Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on agency compliance with the regulations and conformance of the regulations with existing law.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 373 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3924 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments. Allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to those members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.
Rule H. Res. 373 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 373. (consideration: CR H1015-1018)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3924 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Bill is open to amendments. Allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to those members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 373 and Rule XXIII.
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The Speaker designated the Honorable Vito Fossella to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3924.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3924.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 421 - 0 (Roll no. 71).(text: CR H1017)
Roll Call #71 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 421 - 0 (Roll no. 71). (text: CR H1017)
Roll Call #71 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.