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WOSB Accountability Act

Introduced: March 3, 2025 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York 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 4, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Jun 3, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 3, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2393-2394)
Jun 3, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1816.
Jun 3, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2393-2395)
Jun 3, 2025
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 3, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2393-2394)
Mar 24, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 26.
Mar 24, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37.
Mar 5, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
Mar 5, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

WOSB Accountability 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.

What's happening now June 4, 2025

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

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1586 Related bill WOSB Certification Expansion and Opportunity Act
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 24, 2025
 D
Goodlander, Maggie
New Hampshire · Mar 5, 2025
 R
LaLota, Nick
New York · Mar 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1816: WOSB Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1816/
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"H.R. 1816: WOSB Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1816/.
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H.R. 1816, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1816/.
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