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Subcontractor Protection Act

Introduced: March 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
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Mar 11, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 11, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Subcontractor Protection Act - Amends the Small Business Act to require a Federal agency to include in contracts awarded pursuant to a subcontracting plan calling for the maximum practicable opportunity for participation by small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (qualified small businesses) a clause providing for the withholding of a specified amount or percentage of the total contract if the contractor does not achieve the percentage goal for the utilization of the qualified small businesses. Directs the awarding agency to require the contractor to provide written justification for not entering into a subcontract as required under the plan. Directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a telephone line or other electronic means of communication through which a qualified small business may inform the SBA of any concerns regarding major deviations by prime contractors from the use of such qualified small businesses.

Requires the consideration of the use of such qualified small businesses as subcontractors when determining a contractor's past compliance with other subcontracting plans.

What's happening now March 11, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1217: Subcontractor Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1217/
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"H.R. 1217: Subcontractor Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1217/.
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H.R. 1217, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1217/.
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