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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require sealed bids and competitive proposals for the procurement of professional services by the Department of Defense to be evaluated on the basis of a 40-hour work week.

H.R. 3651Introduced Nov 14, 1989Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Ronald Machtley R-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 1, 1990 — Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 10 Democrats

10 of 18 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Herbert Bateman (R-VA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Albert Bustamante (D-TX), Royden Dyson (D-MD), Ronnie Flippo (D-AL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Tony Hall (D-OH), Earl Hutto (D-FL), Andrew Ireland (R-FL), James Leath (D-TX), Donald Lukens (R-OH), Stanford Parris (R-VA), Steven Schiff (R-NM), Claudine Schneider (R-RI), Norman Sisisky (D-VA), Frank Wolf (R-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ronald Machtley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress · RI-1 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.