VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-3996House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 13, 2019

Summary

VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to utilize design-build selection procedures when seeking to enter a contract for the design and construction of a medical building or facility. Design-build is a method for construction projects where the design and construction services are managed by a single entity. Under the bill, a non-VA federal entity that is managing a project involving a total expenditure of over $100 million may not be discouraged by the VA from using design-build selection procedures.

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  1. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8760)

  2. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8760)

    House of Representatives

  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    House of Representatives

  4. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Senate