Protecting Small Business Contracting Opportunities Act of 2020

2/8/2022, 11:16 PM

Protecting Small Business Contracting Opportunities Act of 2020

This bill exempts certain contracts awarded to small businesses from the procedural requirements of any federal rule or guidance on category management or contract consolidation and limits the inclusion of such contracts when measuring the attainment of any federal goal or benchmark for category management or contract consolidation.

Such contracts are government contracts awarded pursuant to Small Business Administration programs that facilitate contracting with small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or entities, women, or veterans, or are located in historicaly underutilized business zones.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 7403

Introduced on
2020-06-29

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/29/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Protecting Small Business Contracting Opportunities Act of 2020

This bill exempts certain contracts awarded to small businesses from the procedural requirements of any federal rule or guidance on category management or contract consolidation and limits the inclusion of such contracts when measuring the attainment of any federal goal or benchmark for category management or contract consolidation.

Such contracts are government contracts awarded pursuant to Small Business Administration programs that facilitate contracting with small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or entities, women, or veterans, or are located in historicaly underutilized business zones.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Small Business Act to exempt certain contracts awarded to small business concerns from category management requirements, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Commerce

Potential Impact
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary7/28/2020

Protecting Small Business Contracting Opportunities Act of 2020

This bill exempts certain contracts awarded to small businesses from the procedural requirements of any federal rule or guidance on category management or contract cons...


Latest Action6/29/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.