WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-899) on the Fair and Open Competition Act of 2023 (H.R. 1209). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY AND PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION H.R. 1209, the Fair and Open Competition Act (FOCA), preserves open competition for non-union contractors on federal and federally funded construction projects by preventing the mandated use of pro  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-903) on the Guidance Clarity Act (H.R. 4428). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY AND PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION H.R. 4428 requires federal agencies to state prominently on the opening page of any guidance document that: (1) agency guidance does not have the force and effect of law and is not binding on the public; and (2) th  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-902) on the Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act (H.R. 7533). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY AND PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION H.R. 7533 requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), acting through the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and in consultation with the Archivist, the Director o  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-900) on the Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act of 2024 (H.R. 5798). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary and Purpose of Legislation H.R. 5798 amends the D.C. Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 to repeal two amendments recently made by the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-901) on the Renewing Efficiency in Government By Budgeting Act of 2024 (H.R. 7867). The report was advanced by Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, on Dec. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary and Purpose of Legislation H.R. 7867, the "Renewing Efficiency in Government by Budgeting Act" or "REG Budgeting Act", amends the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-4), to require federal reg  more