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Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018

Introduced: July 16, 2018 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 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, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8812)
Sep 25, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8812)
Sep 25, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6382.
Sep 25, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8812-8813)
Sep 25, 2018
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 735.
Sep 12, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-944.
Jul 18, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 18, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jul 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018

This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the Small Business Administration's reporting requirements to the President and to Congress on procurement contracts to include spending data in each best in class designation (highest current industry performance level) and total contract amounts awarded to (1) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by women, (3) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and (4) socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses.

What's happening now September 26, 2018

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6389 Related bill To enact certain laws relating to small business as title 57, United States Code, "Small Business".
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 17, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 17, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6382: Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6382/
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"H.R. 6382: Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6382/.
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H.R. 6382, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6382/.
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