# 114-hr-1666: Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015

114-hr-1666, Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1666
- Congress: 114
- Title: Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- Introduced: 2015-03-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015 Modifies criteria for the use of design-build selection procedures for civilian and defense contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Requires the use of two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) when a contracting officer determines that such a contract has a value of $750,000 or greater. Maintains current criteria for these contracts if a contracting officer determines that they have a value of less than $750,000. Requires the contracting officer to provide written documentation of how more than five finalists in a solicitation for a contract is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection procedures. Requires: (1) executive agencies to report on contracts for which more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests or for which the contract was awarded without using two-phase selection procedures, and (2) the Government Accountability Office to report on the compliance of such agencies with design-build contract procedures.

## Cosponsors (22)

- PATRICK TIBERI (R-OH), 2015-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (R-MN), 2015-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2015-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2015-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2015-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2015-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2015-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-1666 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1666)

## Related
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- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
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