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H.R. 4332 114th Congress House

Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the duties of procurement center representatives with respect to reviewing solicitations for a contract or task order contract.

Introduced: January 6, 2016 Introduced by: Trent Kelly Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Commerce Public contracts and procurementSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Apr 19, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 19, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1833)
Apr 19, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1833)
Apr 19, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4332.
Apr 19, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1833-1834)
Apr 19, 2016
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 6, 2016
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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 Latest action April 20, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a procurement center representative to review any solicitation for a contract or task order without regard to whether:

  • it is set aside for small businesses,
  • one or more contract or task order awards are reserved for small businesses under a multiple award contract, or
  • the solicitation would or would not result in a bundled or consolidated contract or a bundled or consolidated task order.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4341 Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016
 Bill text 3 versions

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4332: Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4332/
MLA
"H.R. 4332: Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4332/.
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H.R. 4332, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4332/.
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