To amend section 31 of the Small Business Act with respect to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 6, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 6, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) program to authorize (under current law, requires) a contracting opportunity to be awarded under the program on the basis of competition restricted to qualified HUBZone small businesses if the contracting officer expects that not less than two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2010 to Sep 15, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 19, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jun 22, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jun 23, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 28, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Gabrielle Giffords | Jun 28, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 30, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jul 27, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 29, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Aug 10, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 15, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Oct 6, 2009 |
| Contracting and Infrastructure Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 6, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2453)
- Oct 6, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
- Oct 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2453 | Wally Herger R-CA | Oct 6, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-073 | SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONTRACTING AND TECHNOLOGY HEARING ON IMPROVING CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES AND PREVENTING FRAUD FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES108 pages | Small Business Committee | Jul 15, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 31 of the Small Business Act with respect to awarding contract opportunities to qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2009Introduced in House
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