H.R. 7887 · 118th Congress

ACCESS Act

Introduced on Apr 9, 2024 by Nancy Mace (R-SC-1). One cosponsor. Latest action (Jul 23, 2024): On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 178 - 234 (Roll no. 380).

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Apr 9, 2024
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Failed
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit minimum experience or educational requirements for proposed contractor personnel in certain contract solicitations, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Employee hiring
  • Government information and archives
  • Public contracts and procurement

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Nancy MaceR-SC-1Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jul 23, 2024· House· Passage· Failed 178–234

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Apr 9, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 9, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. Apr 10, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Apr 10, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
  6. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseMs. Mace moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4711-4712; text: CR H4711)
  8. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7887.
  9. Jul 22, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Jul 23, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4797-4798)
  11. Jul 23, 2024Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 178 - 234 (Roll no. 380).House · Roll call 380
  12. Jul 23, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 178 - 234 (Roll no. 380).House · Roll call 380

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)4 reports
    $5.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO2 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIOAI match · 100%
  3. The Business Roundtable, Inc.2 reports
    $12.4M reported (all issues)
  4. AFL-CIO1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  5. INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  6. Mechanical Contractors Association of America1 report
  7. SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION1 report
    $340K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION$3.4B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. Signatory Wall and Ceiling Contractors Alliance1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  9. UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY1 report
    $190K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.