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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.

H.R. 5019Introduced Apr 29, 1992Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Ron Packard R-CA
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-43 district

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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.