Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016
Latest action · Apr 20, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2016
- Passed HouseApr 19, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a procurement center representative to review any solicitation for a contract or task order without regard to whether:
- it is set aside for small businesses,
- one or more contract or task order awards are reserved for small businesses under a multiple award contract, or
- the solicitation would or would not result in a bundled or consolidated contract or a bundled or consolidated task order.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 Jan 6, 2016 |
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Apr 20, 2016 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Apr 19, 2016Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 19, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1833-1834)
- Apr 19, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4332.
- Apr 19, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1833)
- Apr 19, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 6, 2016Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2016Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1833, H1834Text printed H1833 | Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Steve Chabot R-OH, Trent Kelly R-MS | Apr 19, 2016 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 3, January 6, 2016, pages H102, H101.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4341 | Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 25, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the duties of procurement center representatives with respect to reviewing solicitations for a contract or task order contract.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 20, 2016Referred in Senate
- Apr 19, 2016Engrossed in House
- Jan 6, 2016Introduced 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.
