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HR 7149 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Employment and training programs Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Roads and highways Small business State and local government operations

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act

Introduced: March 18, 2022 Introduced by: Aguilar, Pete Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 18, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 18, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act

The bill increases funding for and expands the disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services program of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The program provides training, assistance, and services to minority-owned small businesses to help them achieve proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for federal aid highway project contracts and subcontracts.

Specifically, the bill (1) increases the annual funding cap for the program from $10 million to $25 million, and (2) authorizes DOT to implement the program at the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Aviation Administration so that small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals may achieve proficiency to compete for contracts and subcontracts regarding public transportation and airport projects.

What's happening now March 21, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9