WOSB Certification Expansion and Opportunity Act
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2010 | Senate · vote #228 | On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment … | Agreed To | 61–39 | See who voted → |
| Aug 4, 2010 | Senate · vote #224 | On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1586 | Agreed To | 61–38 | See who voted → |
| Mar 22, 2010 | Senate · vote #61 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1586 | Passed | 93–0 | See who voted → |
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WOSB Certification Expansion and Opportunity Act
This bill requires that only women-owned small businesses that have been certified by a federal agency, state government, or national certifying entity approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are included when calculating whether a federal agency has met its contracting goals with respect to such businesses during a fiscal year.
Certain self-certified, women-owned small businesses that have filed an application for certification are deemed to have been certified until the SBA or national certifying entity makes a determination with respect to the certification of such business.
The SBA must provide a briefing each quarter about specified aspects of the process of certifying women-owned small businesses and implementing the requirements of the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1586: WOSB Certification Expansion and Opportunity Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1586/
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