danielle
04-19-2003, 03:20 AM
Federal Prison Industries reform introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, introduced the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 this week.
The bill is similar to legislation reported in the last Congress.
Hoekstra said the bill provides legislative reform of the Federal Prison Industries' Depression-era authorizing statute. If it becomes law, it would allow private furniture-making companies to bid on contracts now reserved for FPI.
The bill would also stop FPI's expansion into the commercial market, phase out FPI's mandatory source status with the federal government and requires FPI to compete for its contracts.
Hoekstra said the measure carries extensive bipartisan momentum, and has strong support from the business community and organized labor.
The Holland Republican introduced the bill with a bipartisan list of 104 co-sponsors, including the Chairman (Republican James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin) and ranking Democrat (John Conyers of Michigan) of the House Judiciary Committee. Barney Franks, D-Mass., Mac Collins, R-Ga., and Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., are again the lead co-sponsors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, introduced the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 this week.
The bill is similar to legislation reported in the last Congress.
Hoekstra said the bill provides legislative reform of the Federal Prison Industries' Depression-era authorizing statute. If it becomes law, it would allow private furniture-making companies to bid on contracts now reserved for FPI.
The bill would also stop FPI's expansion into the commercial market, phase out FPI's mandatory source status with the federal government and requires FPI to compete for its contracts.
Hoekstra said the measure carries extensive bipartisan momentum, and has strong support from the business community and organized labor.
The Holland Republican introduced the bill with a bipartisan list of 104 co-sponsors, including the Chairman (Republican James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin) and ranking Democrat (John Conyers of Michigan) of the House Judiciary Committee. Barney Franks, D-Mass., Mac Collins, R-Ga., and Carolyn B. Maloney, D-N.Y., are again the lead co-sponsors.