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H.R. 2909 97th Congress House

Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981

Official title: A bill to provide additional assistance to small business concerns in acquiring procurement information and contracts from the United States.

Introduced: March 30, 1981 See on congress.gov
Commerce Advisory bodiesBusiness and commerceFederal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and Politics
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Government and businessGovernment procurementPublic Contracts, Procurement, and PropertySmall Business AdministrationSmall business
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This bill died when the 97th Congress ended
It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 13, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Apr 13, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, GSA, Office of Fed Procurement Policy, OMB, SBA.
Apr 6, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on General Oversight.
Mar 30, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Mar 30, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Mar 30, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 13, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981 - Requires that any Government procurement contract for which a notice for bidding is published in the Commerce Business Daily remain open for bidding for at least 30 days. Establishes exceptions to such requirement in specified circumstances.

Amends the Small Business Act to establish a goal of 20 percent participation by small business concerns with each Federal agency for the procurement of items which the Small Business Administration (SBA) determines can be produced by small business. Directs each Federal agency to take all feasible steps to subdivide large procurements into smaller components on which small businesses can bid.

Requires any Federal agency to provide small business concerns, upon request, with copies and summaries of laws and regulations materially affecting the performance of contracts open for bids under $100,000.

Establishes Government procurement contract arbitration panels within the SBA to facilitate the resolution of contract disputes between any small business concern and any Federal agency having procurement authority.

Establishes the Small Business Procurement Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator of the SBA and Congress on Government procurement contracts awarded to or set aside for small business concerns.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2963 Identical bill Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981
  • HR 5294 Identical bill Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981
 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2909: Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2909/
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"H.R. 2909: Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-2909/.
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