GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016
Public Law 114-260 · H.R. 5995 · 114th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 14, 2016 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC-11)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Gerald Connolly
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) authority to hear a contractor's protest regarding the issuance or proposed issuance of a civilian federal agency's task or delivery order contract for the procurement of services or property valued in excess of $10 million. (Under current law, the GAO's jurisdiction over protests relating to federal defense contracts is already permanent, but the protest authority for civilian federal agency contracts is scheduled to expire after September 30, 2016.)
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
H.R. 4341Related bill
Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Dec 14, 2016Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-260.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 5, 2016FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 1, 2016FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 30, 2016FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Sep 21, 2016FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Meadows asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 608.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-779.
- Sep 15, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 12, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.