HCONRES 18
117th Congress
House
Commerce
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of including small business concerns, especially minority-owned small business concerns, in any efforts to leverage the Defense Production Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introduced: February 24, 2021
Introduced by:
Velázquez, Nydia M.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
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To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This concurrent resolution urges the President to give preference to small businesses—especially those that are minority owned—and ensure their participation in specified efforts to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1