Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012
Latest action · Dec 21, 2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace the position of breakout procurement representative within the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the position of procurement center representative. Requires such representatives to, among other things, review any acquisition plan with respect to a procurement requirement, and make recommendations regarding procurement method determinations and acquisition plans. Removes the requirement that such representatives review restrictions on competition, instead requiring them to review barriers to small business participation in federal contracting, as well as any bundled or consolidated solicitation or contract. Requires such representatives to: (1) have electronic access to any acquisition plan developed or in development with respect to a procurement activity, (2) be an advocate for the maximum practicable utilization of small businesses in federal contracting, and (3) be notified of and included in all applicable acquisition planning processes.
Directs the Defense Acquisition University and the Federal Acquisition Institute to each provide a course on contracting requirements under the Small Business Act.
Requires each federal department or agency having contracting authority to: (1) enumerate opportunities for participation by small businesses during all acquisition planning processes and in all acquisition plans, and (2) invite the participation of the appropriate Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and procurement representative in such planning processes and provide Director and representative access to all acquisition plans in development.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2012 to Apr 17, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Feb 8, 2012 |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Feb 28, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Mar 5, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert T. Schilling | Mar 6, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Mar 7, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 7, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Apr 17, 2012 |
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 Feb 8, 2012Markup Mar 7, 2012Reported Dec 21, 2012 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2012Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-722.
- Dec 21, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 525.
- Mar 7, 2012Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 7, 2012Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 8, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H640.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.A.S.C. No. 112-129 | TESTIMONY FROM MEMBERS ON THEIR NATIONAL DEFENSE PRIORITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL154 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-056 | MARKUP OF COMMITTEE VIEWS AND ESTIMATES ON THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FY2013 BUDGET, H.R. 3850, H.R. 3851, H.R. 4121, H.R. 3893, H.R. 3980, AND H.R. 411842 pages | Small Business Committee | Mar 7, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Small Business Act with respect to procurement center representatives and acquisition planning, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2012Reported in House
- Feb 8, 2012Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
