United States · Bill · S
S. 633 (112th)
Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011
Introduced
17 March 2011
Last action
22 September 2011 · Floor
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sponsors
Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA], Jeff Merkley, Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Chuck Grassley, Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Susan Collins, Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV], Maria Cantwell, John Hoeven
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
2 July 2025
Summary
Small Business Contracting Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to include under penalties for misrepresentation a business that misrepresents itself as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Includes under such penalties misrepresentation for purposes of the award of a grant or cooperative agreement through the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Current law addresses only awards of prime contracts or subcontracts.) Expands authorized remedies to include civil remedies available under the False Claims Act, as well as the amount actually received from the federal government under a contract, grant or cooperative agreement, or losses sustained. Provides additional events or instances under which a person shall be considered to have misrepresented its status. Requires an entity seeking status as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans to submit an annual certification of such status, and to register with specified databases that track veteran small businesses. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to verify such status; and (2) the head of a federal agency awarding a sole source contract to such business to use the appropriate database to verify such status. Provides for small business debarment and suspension for violations. Amends the 8(a) (SBA general small business loan) program to direct the Comptroller General, every three years, to evaluate the 8(a) program and report evaluation results to the congressional small business committees. Requires related 8(a) program oversight by the SBA Administrator. Directs the Administrator to: (1) ensure the accuracy and revision of HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone) maps; (2) ensure that only small businesses determined to be qualified to participate in HUBZone programs are participating; and (3) develop measures and implement plans to assess the effectiveness of the HUBZone program. Requires an annual report from the Administrator on suspensions, debarments, and prosecutions related to unauthorized participation in, or misrepresentation under, SBA programs.
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Timeline
17 March 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1843-1845)
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1843)
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2011
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5846-5848)
Source: Floor
21 September 2011
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5846-5848)
Source: Floor
21 September 2011
Discharge
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
21 September 2011
Committee
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
22 September 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 2011
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
22 September 2011
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in House · 22 September 2011 · Official file
- Engrossed in Senate · 21 September 2011 · Official file
- Introduced in Senate · 17 March 2011 · Official file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 22 September 2011
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 22 September 2011
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 21 September 2011
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 21 September 2011
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 21 September 2011
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 March 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 17 March 2011
Sponsors
- Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] · R · Sponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Chuck Grassley · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [I-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
- John Hoeven · R · Cosponsor
- · hssm00 · Standing
- · sssb00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Protect HUBZones Act of 2011
- 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/senate-bill/633
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/633
- us · 112-s-633 · source updated 2 July 2025