The bill hr26-117 would prohibit federal agencies from using reverse auctions when procuring complex or specialized design and construction services in the Real Estate industry. Representative James Comer (R-KY) introduced this legislation. Real Estate ranks among Comer's top donor industries at 3.7% of identifiable contributions ($0.41M), placing 202nd among 274 Republican donor sectors.

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◈ Ask the Analyst about James Comer →How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated July 26, 2026 · internal signal score 32/100.