CLEAR Feedback Act

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Introduced 2026-09-10Topic: economy jobs · technology privacy · governance ethics

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This bill would require federal agencies that run the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to set up a process for giving more detailed feedback to small businesses denied an award. A business would have to request this feedback within 14 business days after the denial. The agency would provide an evaluation of the significant weaknesses in the proposal, how the proposal ranked against all other proposals, and a summary of why the award was denied. The business could then submit follow-up questions within 7 business days, and the agency would have to answer them within 14 business days.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-09-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-09-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-09-10		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-09-10		Introduced in House	introduce

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