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HR 2949 112th Congress House Commerce Public contracts and procurement Small business

Small Business Opportunity Expansion Act of 2011

Introduced: September 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sep 15, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Opportunity Expansion Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase the government-wide goal for awards to small businesses from 23% to 24% of the total value of all federal prime procurement contracts and subcontracts awarded in a fiscal year.  Increases from: (1) 3% to 4% the goal for award to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and (2) 5% to 6% the goal for award to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and by women.
What's happening now September 15, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Nov 17, 2011
Altmire, Jason
· Sep 15, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Sep 15, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Sep 15, 2011
Cardoza, Dennis
· Sep 15, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· Sep 15, 2011
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 15, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Sep 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2949: Small Business Opportunity Expansion Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2949/
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"H.R. 2949: Small Business Opportunity Expansion Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2949/.
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H.R. 2949, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2949/.
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