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House vote: H.R. 2965 // September 14, 2006

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2006

Sponsor: PETER HOEKSTRA (R-MI)

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal criminal code provisions relating to Federal Prison Industries (FPI) (a wholly-owned government corporation) to establish governmentwide procurement policies for purchases from FPI based upon competitive procedures. Authorizes contract awards on a noncompetitive basis if the Attorney General determines that FPI cannot reasonably expect fair consideration to receive a contract award on a competitive basis and the contract award is necessary to maintain inmate work opportunities.

Crime and Law Enforcement Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 112 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

339 votes, representing 176,461,085 people78.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

77 votes, representing 38,783,907 people17.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon33978.4%
YeaLost7717.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%