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HR 1607 100th Congress House Commerce Business and commerce Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Public Contracts, Procurement, and Property Small business

Small Business Preservation Act of 1987

Introduced: March 12, 1987 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 13, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 7, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 23, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Procurement, Innovation and Minority Enterprise Development.
Mar 12, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 12, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Preservation Act of 1987 - Amends the Small Business Act to require any procurement requirement which is not suitable for the award of Government contracts to small businesses to be set aside for exclusive competition among small businesses if the Government procurement officer has a reasonable expectation that offers will be obtained from at least two responsible small businesses that offer products of different small business concerns and that such awards will be made at reasonable prices.

What's happening now May 13, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 19, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1607: Small Business Preservation Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1607/
MLA
"H.R. 1607: Small Business Preservation Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1607/.
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H.R. 1607, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1607/.
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