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HR 2751 113th Congress House Commerce Building construction Government buildings, facilities, and property Public contracts and procurement Small business

Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013

Introduced: July 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.
Dec 11, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-660.
Mar 5, 2014
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 5, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jul 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit reverse auction methods (bidding from high to low) from being used in the case of any contract for the procurement of design and construction services if the contract is suitable for award to a small business, or if the award is made under Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements concerning the federal award of procurement contracts or subcontracts to:

  • small businesses;
  • HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses; and
  • small businesses owned and controlled by veterans, disabled veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or women.
What's happening now December 11, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497.

 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 · Jul 19, 2013
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2751: Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2751/
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"H.R. 2751: Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2751/.
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H.R. 2751, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2751/.
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