Amendment sought to eliminate the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program contained in the bill and insert language encouraging affirmative action and prohibiting discrimination or preferential treatment in transportation contracts.

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Amendment Number
548
Description
Amendment sought to eliminate the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program contained in the bill and insert language encouraging affirmative action and prohibiting discrimination or preferential treatment in transportation contracts.
Purpose
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 3 in House Report 105-476, to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment when awarding federal transportation contracts. The amendment would encourage affirmative action policies to expand the applicant pool; encourage participation by businesses owned by women and minorities; recruit qualified women and minorities into the applicant pool; and to encourage contractors to request bids from businesses owned by women and minorities and include qualified women and minorities into an applicant pool for transportation contracts.
Congress
105
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Apr 1, 1998
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Roukema amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 225, 1 Present (Roll No. 93).
Latest Action Time
18:44:34
Submitted Date
Apr 1, 1998
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 548 — Informed