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Small Business Common Sense and Fairness Act of 1999

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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Small Business Common Sense and Fairness Act of 1999 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) review the size standards of industries with the Standard Industrial Classification Codes of 15, 16, and 17 which were excluded in the 1994 SBA inflationary adjustment; and (2) adjust such standards for inflation for the purpose of deeming an enterprise in any such industry as a small business.

Requires the Administrator, at least once every five years, to: (1) review and adjust for inflation such size standard for an enterprise deemed a small business for purposes of competing for Federal contracting opportunities based solely on annual revenues; and (2) report to the Congress and the President on findings and conclusions reached upon such review.

What's happening now January 6, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 6, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 234: Small Business Common Sense and Fairness Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-234/
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