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HR 8014 118th Congress House Commerce Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Rule of law and government transparency Small business

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

Introduced: April 16, 2024 Introduced by: Mfume, Kweisi Democratic · Maryland 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
Jun 12, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 11, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8014.
Jun 11, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 11, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3693)
Jun 11, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3693)
Jun 11, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3693-3695)
Jun 11, 2024
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 4, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448.
Jun 4, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-539.
Apr 17, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 17, 2024
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
Apr 16, 2024
Introduced in House
Apr 16, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue rules for disclosing information about federal contract solicitations for which small businesses were eligible and that were issued and cancelled.

Under the rules for such a solicitation, an agency must provide (1) a justification for the cancellation, (2) information about any plans to reissue the solicitation and any associated timeframes, and (3) information about any plans to include the requirements of the solicitation in another contract or task order of the agency.

Additionally, for such solicitations that an agency does not intend to reissue, the SBA must provide procedures for the agency to refer a small business that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.

What's happening now June 12, 2024

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

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Alford, Mark
Missouri · Apr 16, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8014: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8014/
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"H.R. 8014: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8014/.
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H.R. 8014, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8014/.
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