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HR 3985 112th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small Business Administration Small business Women in business

Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012

Introduced: February 28, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.
Dec 21, 2012
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-723.
Mar 21, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 21, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 16, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H816)
Feb 8, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Feb 8, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a mentor-protege program for all small businesses. (Under current law, the SBA mentor-protege program is limited to small businesses participating in the section 8(a) guaranteed loan program.)

Prohibits a federal department or agency from carrying out a mentor-protege program for small businesses unless the head of such department or agency submits a program plan to the Administrator and the Administrator approves it. Requires the Administrator to approve or disapprove a plan based on whether the proposed program: (1) will assist proteges to compete for federal prime contracts and subcontracts, and (2) complies with program regulations as issued by the Administrator under this Act.

What's happening now December 21, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 28, 2012
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 8, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3985: Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3985/
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"H.R. 3985: Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3985/.
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H.R. 3985, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3985/.
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