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HR 7320 116th Congress House Commerce Building construction Public contracts and procurement Small business

To amend the Small Business Act to require equitable adjustments to certain construction contracts, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2020 Introduced by: Stauber, Pete Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jun 24, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows a small business performing a construction contract awarded by a federal agency to request an equitable adjustment if the agency's contracting officer directs a change in the work that is within the general scope of the contract without the agreement of the small business.

The agency must provide the small business with an interim partial payment to cover additional costs resulting from such a change, and the small business must pay a first tier subcontractor or supplier the portion of the partial payment that is attributable to additional costs incurred due to the change.

What's happening now June 24, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2344 Related bill Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2019
  • HR 6395 Related bill William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • S 2853 Related bill Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2019
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Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jun 24, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7320: To amend the Small Business Act to require equitable adjustments to certain construction contracts, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7320/
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"H.R. 7320: To amend the Small Business Act to require equitable adjustments to certain construction contracts, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7320/.
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H.R. 7320, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7320/.
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