HR 4427
109th Congress
House
Emergency Management
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To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a database of small businesses for purposes of consultation by Federal agencies prior to awarding contracts relating to declared emergencies.
Introduced: November 18, 2005
Introduced by:
Thompson, Bennie G.
Democratic
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Nov 18, 2005
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Plain-English summary
Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to establish a database of small business concerns which must be consulted by federal agencies before awarding a federal contract for a disaster-related activity.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.