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HR 8079 117th Congress House Commerce

Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022

Introduced: June 15, 2022 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 15, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
Jun 15, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022

This bill removes the maximum annual revenue threshold that limits certain small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals from receiving funding under the disadvantaged business enterprise program. The program provides such small businesses the opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts.

What's happening now June 16, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4413 Related bill A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to remove the exclusion of certain small business concerns f…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
Bass, Karen
· Jun 15, 2022
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 15, 2022
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Jun 15, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 15, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 15, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2022
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 15, 2022
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 15, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8079: Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8079/
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"H.R. 8079: Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8079/.
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H.R. 8079, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8079/.
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