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H.R. 789: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

Passed HouseJun 3, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 28, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jun 3, 2025
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

3

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

80 points earned
  1. 1George Latimer D-NY SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
  2. 2Mark Alford R-MOCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  3. 2Maggie Goodlander D-NHCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  4. 2Kweisi Mfume D-MDCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History

  1. Jun 3, 2025Passed the House by voice vote.
  2. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in the House by George Latimer.
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  1. Jun 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  2. Jun 3, 2025Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. Jun 3, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2396-2398)
  4. Jun 3, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 789.
  5. Jun 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
  6. Jun 3, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
  7. Jun 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  8. Mar 24, 2025Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35.
  9. Mar 24, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
  10. Mar 5, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Mar 5, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
  12. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
  13. Jan 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.