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H.R. 789 119th Congress House

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provid… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: George Latimer Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Commerce Government information and archivesPublic contracts and procurementRule of law and government transparencySmall business
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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
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 789.
Jun 3, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2396-2398)
Jun 3, 2025
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 3, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 3, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
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 H2396)
Mar 24, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
Mar 24, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35.
Mar 5, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 time frames, 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.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Goodlander, Maggie
New Hampshire · Mar 5, 2025
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Alford, Mark
Missouri · Jan 28, 2025
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 28, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 789: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-789/
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"H.R. 789: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-789/.
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