{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-1209","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":1209,"title":"FOCA Act of 2023","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2023-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"C001108","fullName":"Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]","party":"R","state":"KY","district":1}],"cosponsorsCount":122,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-12-18","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734."},"policyArea":"Government Operations and Politics","subjects":["Administrative law and regulatory procedures","Building construction","Labor-management relations","Public contracts and procurement"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-12-18","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-18","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-899.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-12-18","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-899.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-12","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 20.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-07-12","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2023-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Fair and Open Competition Act </b><strong>or the FOCA Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal construction contracts or controlling documents for federally supported construction projects from requiring or prohibiting project labor agreements. Such documents also may not discriminate against or give preference to a bidder or contractor who signs or refuses to sign a project labor agreement.</p> <p>An agency may exempt a project from this prohibition to avert an imminent threat to public health or safety or to serve the national security.","updateDate":"2025-12-05T08:06:57Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":455,"ts":"2026-04-15T06:49:47.499Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=FOCA%20Act%20of%202023"}]}}