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HR 4203 112th Congress House Commerce Public contracts and procurement Small business Women in business

Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012

Introduced: March 26, 2012 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 27, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
Dec 27, 2012
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-732.
Mar 21, 2012
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 21, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 19, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 19, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to remove current contract award price limits.

Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.

What's happening now December 27, 2012

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 26, 2012
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 20, 2012
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 19, 2012
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4203: Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4203/
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