Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 9, 2020 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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 8, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019
This bill requires the past performance of a small business concern to be taken into account in certain situations.
Specifically, when a small business previously participated in a joint venture, an agency's contracting officer must consider the past performance of the joint venture when evaluating the small business's offer for a prime contract. In addition, a small business that performed as a first-tier subcontractor for an agency contract may request that the prime contractor submit to a contracting agency a record of past performance, and the agency's contracting officer must consider such record when evaluating an offer by the small business for a prime contract.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 18, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Jan 8, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H39-41)
- Jan 8, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5146.
- Jan 8, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 8, 2020Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2020Referred in Senate
- Jan 8, 2020Engrossed in House
- Dec 19, 2019Reported in House
- Nov 18, 2019Introduced in House
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