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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 789
Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act
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Introduced 2025-01-28Topic: economy jobsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceTransparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue rules for disclosing information about federal contract solicitations for which small businesses were eligible and that were issued and cancelled. Under the rules for such a solicitation, an agency must provide (1) a justification for the cancellation, (2) information about any plans to reissue the solicitation and any associated time frames, and (3) information about any plans to include the requirements of the solicitation in another contract or task order of the agency. Additionally, for such solicitations that an agency does not intend to reissue, the SBA must provide procedures for the agency to refer a small business that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.
Sponsors
- George Latimer Democrat sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. | refer |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-06-03 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396) | |
| 2025-06-03 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396) | floor pass | |
| 2025-06-03 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 789. | |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2396-2398) | |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24. | |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35. | report |
| 2025-03-24 | Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35. | report | |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0. | refer |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | refer |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House | introduce |