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119th Congress Commerce

H.R. 1586: WOSB Certification Expansion and Opportunity Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 25, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 25, 2025

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

1

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Nydia Velázquez D-NY SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 25, 2025Introduced in the House by Nydia Velázquez.
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  1. Feb 25, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 25, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.