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HR 3729 111th Congress House Commerce Economic development Public contracts and procurement Small business

To amend section 31 of the Small Business Act with respect to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Oct 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Oct 6, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
Oct 6, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2453)
Oct 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) program to authorize (under current law, requires) a contracting opportunity to be awarded under the program on the basis of competition restricted to qualified HUBZone small businesses if the contracting officer expects that not less than two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price.

What's happening now October 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 10 Republican 1
Sestak, Joe
· Aug 10, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 27, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 27, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 20, 2010
Bean, Melissa
· Jul 20, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 20, 2010
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 13, 2010
Kagen, Steve
· Jul 13, 2010
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 1, 2010
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 29, 2010
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Jun 28, 2010
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 24, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 24, 2010
Ellsworth, Brad
· Jun 23, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Jun 22, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 22, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 19, 2010
Halvorson, Deborah
· Mar 23, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3729: To amend section 31 of the Small Business Act with respect to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3729/
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"H.R. 3729: To amend section 31 of the Small Business Act with respect to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3729/.
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H.R. 3729, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3729/.
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