H.R. 789 Passed the House Commerce

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] Introduced January 28, 2025 Cosponsors 3 (1 R, 2 D) Latest action June 4, 2025

Summary

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act
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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

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

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