Federal Contract Indemnity Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Federal Contract Indemnity Act - Provides that whenever any Federal contract is awarded to any person and such person is not required to, or does not, furnish a payment bond to the United States, each person who furnishes labor or material with respect to the execution of such contract may file a claim with the Comptroller General of the United States for the unpaid sum which such person is due under any agreement with the person to whom the contract is awarded. Directs the Comptroller General to process claims under this Act. Empowers him to issue subpenas relating to such claims. Provides that the acceptance by any claimant of any payment under this Act shall be final and conclusive on the claimant and shall constitute: (1) a complete release of any claim against the United States for the labor or material furnished with respect to the execution of the contract; and (2) an assignment to the United States of all rights of action with respect to his claim against the person with whom he had an agreement, the violation of which resulted in such claim. Prohibits any part of the amount of any payment made under this Act in excess of 10 percent from being paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim. Permits judicial review of the Comptroller General's decisions under this Act. Authorizes appropriations necessary to carry out this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on June 18, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 18, 1974: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JOEL BROYHILL (R-VA) introduced it on June 18, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 18, 1974, 19124 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19124 days ago, on June 18, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers