WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spurred by contracting abuses in Iraq and after Hurricane Katrina, a U.S. House of Representatives committee approved on Tuesday a bill that would limit use of noncompetitive contracts and improve oversight.
The bill, first introduced in the House by Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, would also put stricter limits on the types of industry jobs government officials can take upon their retirement.
The measure will also include criticism of a decision by U.S. oil services company Halliburton Co. to move its headquarters and chief executive, although details were still being worked out.
The measure passed the House Armed Services Committee on a vote of 53-0, and could be debated by the full House as early as Thursday, according to congressional aides.
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