US Congress House Bill 190 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on January 17 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Pending: Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Eliminates the inclusion of option years in the award price for certain sole source contracts (i.e., contracts awarded without a competitive process). Under current law, option years in the award price for such contracts limit their dollar award threshold. Specifically, the bill revises requirements for the award of these contracts to (1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, (3) economically disadvantaged small businesses owned and controlled by women, and (4) small businesses owned and controlled by women in substantially underrepresented industries. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the policies and practices used by the Small Business Administration and other federal agencies to ensure that contracting officers are properly classifying sole source contracts under procurement programs for businesses owned by women and disabled veterans in the Federal Procurement Data System.

Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]

Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]

Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]

2019-01-16 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 36 (Y: 415 N: 6 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
2019-01-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-01-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 6 (Roll no. 36). (text: CR 1/14/2019 H528-529)
2019-01-16	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H626)
2019-01-14	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-01-14	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 190.
2019-01-14	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H528-531)
2019-01-14	House	Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

SB673 (Related) 2019-06-12 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/190/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr190/BILLS-116hr190ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr190/BILLS-116hr190eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201936