HR 4702 · 116th Congress 2019โ€“2021, ended

Small Business Size Standard Manufacturing Clarification Act of 2019

Latest action · Oct 16, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 16, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Small Business Size Standard Manufacturing Clarification Act of 2019

This bill extends the period of time (from one year to five years) for which a manufacturing concern's average employment is to be considered for a determination of whether the manufacturer is a small business.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2019 to Jul 20, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNScott DesJarlaisNov 15, 2019
R-CAPaul CookMar 13, 2020
R-OKTom ColeJul 20, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseSmall Business Committee
Referred Oct 16, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 16, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Oct 16, 2019Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E171Trent Kelly R-MSFeb 12, 2020

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section VIII of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 163, October 16, 2019, page H8199.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the timeframe for determining the size standard for manufacturing small business concerns.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Small Business Size Standard Manufacturing Clarification Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 16, 2019Introduced in House

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