S. 3173 119th Congress Senate

Stop 8(a) Contracting Fraud Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Small Business Administration from awarding sole source contracts until the Administration conducts a full audit of and submits to Congr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit the Small Business Administration from awarding sole source contracts until the Administration conducts a full audit of and submits to Congress a report on the business development program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 10, 2025 Introduced by: Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

Commerce Accounting and auditingCongressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesPublic contracts and procurement

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Dec 10, 2025

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Nov 10, 2025

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

Nov 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now December 10, 2025

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1

Hearings to examine running government like a small business, focusing on waste and fraud, including S.1199, to extend …
Meeting Dec 10, 2025 · 2:30 PM EST · Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3173: Stop 8(a) Contracting Fraud Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3173/

MLA

"S. 3173: Stop 8(a) Contracting Fraud Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3173/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 3173, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3173/.

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