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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1816
WOSB Accountability Act
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Introduced 2025-03-03Topic: economy jobsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceWOSB Accountability Act This bill requires that only women-owned small businesses that have been certified by a federal agency, state government, or national certifying entity approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are included when calculating whether a federal agency has met its contracting goals with respect to such businesses during a fiscal year. Certain self-certified, women-owned small businesses that have filed an application for certification are deemed to have been certified until the SBA or national certifying entity makes a determination with respect to the certification of such business. The SBA must provide a briefing each quarter about specified aspects of the process of certifying women-owned small businesses and implementing the requirements of the bill.
Sponsors
- Nydia M. Velázquez 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 H2393-2394) | |
| 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 H2393-2394) | floor pass | |
| 2025-06-03 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1816. | |
| 2025-06-03 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2393-2395) | |
| 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. 26. | |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37. | report |
| 2025-03-24 | Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37. | 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 |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | refer |
| 2025-03-03 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-03-03 | Introduced in House | introduce |