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To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, small business concerns owned…

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To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women.

Introduced: June 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jun 5, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Small Business Act to increase from 20 to 25 percent of the total value of all Federal prime contracts awarded in a fiscal year the goal for contracts awarded to small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small businesses owned and controlled by women.

What's happening now June 5, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 24, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 26, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 17, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 5, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1824: To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1824/
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"H.R. 1824: To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1824/.
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H.R. 1824, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1824/.
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[H.R. 1824: To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1824/)
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