House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law
To require the Congress to enter into contracts with the lowest qualified bidders for the procurement of certain services and to end the current system of patronage, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 29, 1992
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 7, 1992 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Procurement and Printing.
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
14 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 14 cosponsors (7%) are from the other party.
Cass Ballenger (R-NC), John Boehner (R-OH), George Brown (D-CA), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Scott Klug (R-WI), Robert Livingston (R-LA), John Porter (R-IL), Frank Riggs (R-CA), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Steven Schiff (R-NM), Craig Thomas (R-WY), Bill Zeliff (R-NH), Dick Zimmer (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Packard.
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- H.R. 4406 (102nd) Trucking Regulatory Reform Act of 1992
- H.R. 4127 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow home buyers to make tax-free withdrawals from individual retirement accounts and…
- H.R. 1575 (102nd) Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 1991
- H.R. 1574 (102nd) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the taxation of social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.