Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act

Summary

Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act - Amends the Small Business Act to, among other things: (1) require (under current law, authorizes) federal procurement opportunities for small businesses owned and operated by service-disabled veterans or located in historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones); (2) require the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator to implement an executive order which requires the provision of federal contracting assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans; (3) prohibit approval of an applicant's SBA 8(a) small business loan until a background check has determined that the applicant does not lack business integrity; (4) revise generally provisions concerning government-wide goals for procurement contracts and subcontracts awarded to small businesses; (5) increase the limits on 8(a) loans awarded to various types of small businesses; (6) provide conditions under which a contracting officer may restrict competition for federal procurement contracts to small businesses owned and controlled by women; (7) provide for on-site verification of a small business as a qualified HUBZone small business; (8) limit HUBZone construction contracts in or near a HUBZone; (9) allow any small business to protest HUBZone small business awards; (10) modify 8(a) program net worth limits and extend the 8(a) program term; and (11) provide for the determination of whether a franchisee is affiliated with a franchisor in the temporary employee services industry. Amends the Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Assistance Act of 2004 to require an annual report on small business participation in federally funded projects.

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Timeline

1. 17 October 2007

   Committee

   Hearings Held by Committee on Small Business Prior to Introduction and Referrel (October 4, 2007)..

   Source: Committee

2. 17 October 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 October 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 October 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 18 October 2007

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 4.

   Source: Committee

6. 18 October 2007

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 22 October 2007

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 254.

   Source: Calendars

8. 22 October 2007

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-400.

   Source: Committee

9. 22 October 2007

   Reported

   Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-400.

   Source: Committee

10. 24 October 2007

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 773 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3867 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

    Source: Floor

11. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H12186)

    Source: Floor

12. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3867.

    Source: Floor

13. 30 October 2007

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 773 passed House.

    Source: Floor

14. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3867.

    Source: Floor

15. 30 October 2007

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

16. 30 October 2007

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 334 - 80 (Roll no. 1017).

    Source: Floor

17. 30 October 2007

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 334 - 80 (Roll no. 1017).

    Source: Floor

18. 30 October 2007

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 177 - 240 (Roll no. 1016).

    Source: Floor

19. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H12187)

    Source: Floor

20. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    Mr. Chabot moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business. (consideration: CR H12186-12188; text: CR H12186)

    Source: Floor

21. 30 October 2007

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

22. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3867 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.

    Source: Floor

23. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Tim Holden to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

24. 30 October 2007

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 773 and Rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

25. 30 October 2007

    Reported

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 773. (consideration: CR H12170-12188; text of measure as reported in House: CR H12176-12178)

    Source: Floor

26. 1 November 2007

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 1 November 2007 · Download file
• Engrossed in House · 30 October 2007 · Download file
• Reported in House · 22 October 2007 · Download file
• Introduced in House · 17 October 2007 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3867) to update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-407 to clarify that the small business set-aside provisions of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) should apply to federal contracts not excluding Federal Supply Schedule and Multiple Award Schedule holders.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-407 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to examine the lists of groups the members of which are presumed to be socially disadvantaged under the Small Disadvantaged Business program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act and to consider whether the list should be updated to include additional groups.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-407 to establish that those veterans who are severely disabled shall be given special consideration as agencies implement contracting regulations; set forth certain standards for business integrity that are required for participation in federal contracting programs; and would clarify the implementation of the women's procurement program.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-407 to state that it is the sense of the House that small business set-asides should not be excluded from any acquisitions under the GSA's Federal Supply Schedule.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-407 to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry out a study on the effectiveness of the HUBZone program in reaching rural areas.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-407 to require that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration conduct a study to determine, with respect to small business contracts, whether incumbent Federal contractors are submitting frivolous protests to extend the length of current contracts before protest decisions are resolved. The Administrator also would develop recommendations to discourage frivolous protests.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-407 to require that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) conduct a study to determine what changes would be required to provide greater Federal contracting assistance to participants in the program created by section 8(a) of the Small Business Act that have less equity in their business concerns than other participants in the program. The study would be reported no later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act and the Administrator would report the details of the study to the Senate Small Business Committee and the House Small Business Committee.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-407 to create a liaison within the Small Business Administration whose duty, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is to ensure that section 2(i) of the Small Business Act, regarding assistance to individuals not lawfully within the United States, is carried out.

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