United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3851 (112th)
Small Business Advocate Act of 2012
Introduced
31 January 2012
Last action
21 December 2012 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
Sponsors
Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5], Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8], Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Small Business Advocate Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to require the Director of the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (established in each federal agency having procurement powers) to be compensated at least at the GS-15 rate and allows such position to be compensated at up to a Senior Executive Service level. Includes as additional duties of each Director: (1) reviewing and advising on decisions to convert an activity performed by a small business to an activity performed by a federal employee; (2) providing advice and comments on acquisition strategies, market research, and justifications related to small business; (3) providing training to small businesses and contract specialists; (4) carrying out exclusively the duties enumerated under the Act and, while Director, not holding any other title, position, or responsibility, except as necessary to carry out such duties; and (5) reporting annually to the congressional small business committees on the provision of small business and contract specialist training. Amends the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 to require the Small Business Procurement Advisory Council to: (1) conduct reviews of each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to determine compliance with Small Business Administration (SBA) requirements, (2) identify best practices for maximizing small business utilization in federal contracting, and (3) report annually to the small business committees on such reviews and best practices.
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Timeline
31 January 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 2012
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
7 March 2012
Vote
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 11 - 7.
Source: Committee
7 March 2012
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
21 December 2012
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
Source: Calendars
21 December 2012
Discharge
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Source: Discharge
21 December 2012
Committee
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Source: Committee
21 December 2012
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-721, Part I.
Source: Committee
21 December 2012
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-721, Part I.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 21 December 2012 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 31 January 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walsh, Joe [R-IL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Restoring Tax and Regulatory Certainty to Small Businesses Act of 2012
- related to ← SUCCESS Act of 2012
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3851
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3851
- us · 112-hr-3851 · source updated 14 August 2025