United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 9970 (95th)
Small Business Government Contracting Reform Act
Introduced
3 November 1977
Last action
3 November 1977 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Sponsors
Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1], Rep. Cornell, Robert J. [D-WI-8], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4], Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-39], Rep. Moss, John E. [D-CA-3], Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14], Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Small Business Government Contracting Reform Act - Simplifies Government contracting procedures with respect to small businesses. Establishes Government contract arbitration panels within the Small Business Administration to facilitate the resolution of disputes between any small business concern and any Federal agency having procurement authority. Directs Federal agencies to take the apparent low responsive bidder's small business concern subcontracting plan into account in determining the responsibility of such bidder for the award of such contract. Assigns an employee of the Small Business Administration to each Federal agency to monitor compliance with specified small business programs. Establishes the Small Business Procurement Advisory Committee.
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Timeline
3 November 1977
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Source: IntroReferral
3 November 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 November 1977
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 November 1977
Sponsors
- Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cornell, Robert J. [D-WI-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eilberg, Joshua [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harrington, Michael J. [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moss, John E. [D-CA-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/9970
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/9970
- us · 95-hr-9970 · source updated 2 September 2025