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H.R. 6368 115th Congress House

Encouraging Small Business Innovators

Official title: To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration's mentor-proteg… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration's mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 13, 2018 Introduced by: Adriano Espaillat Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Commerce Contracts and agencyPublic contracts and procurementResearch and developmentSmall business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Sep 25, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 25, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 6 (Roll no. 400). (text: CR H8808)
Sep 25, 2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8820-8821)
Sep 25, 2018
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Chabot objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Sep 25, 2018
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6368.
Sep 25, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6368.
Sep 25, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8808-8810)
Sep 25, 2018
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 20, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 744.
Sep 20, 2018
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
Sep 20, 2018
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Sep 20, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-956, Part I.
Jul 18, 2018
Ordered to be Reported.
Jul 18, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 13, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 13, 2018
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Sep 25, 2018 House · vote #400 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 389–6 See who voted →
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 Latest action September 26, 2018

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encouraging Small Business Innovators

This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide an increase to the past performance rating of small business participants who served as mentors in the SBA mentor-protege program under the Small Business Innovation Reseach or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.

This bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to revise provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to promote the use of government-wide and other interagency contracts.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5515 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jul 17, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6368: Encouraging Small Business Innovators. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6368/
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