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Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

Introduced: November 18, 2019 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
Jan 9, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jan 8, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 8, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H39)
Jan 8, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H39)
Jan 8, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5146.
Jan 8, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H39-41)
Jan 8, 2020
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Dec 19, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.
Dec 19, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-361.
Nov 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

This bill requires the past performance of a small business concern to be taken into account in certain situations.

Specifically, when a small business previously participated in a joint venture, an agency's contracting officer must consider the past performance of the joint venture when evaluating the small business's offer for a prime contract. In addition, a small business that performed as a first-tier subcontractor for an agency contract may request that the prime contractor submit to a contracting agency a record of past performance, and the agency's contracting officer must consider such record when evaluating an offer by the small business for a prime contract.

What's happening now January 9, 2020

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

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 Cosponsors 1
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5146: Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5146/
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"H.R. 5146: Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5146/.
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H.R. 5146, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5146/.
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