HR 6320 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Small Contractor Stability Act of 2020

Introduced Mar 23, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Marc A. Veasey D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 23, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 23, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Small Contractor Stability Act of 2020

This bill raises the caps on sole-source contracts for specified small businesses, and it temporarily authorizes a federal contracting officer to award sole-source contracts to specified small businesses if the award prices for such contracts will not exceed maximum permissible amounts.

A sole-source contract is a contract that may be issued without a competitive bidding process.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseSmall Business Committee
Referred Mar 23, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 23, 2020Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States; . . . Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 57, March 23, 2020, page H1717.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3554COVID–19 RELIEF for Small Businesses Act of 2020Related billMar 20, 2020
HR 6312COVID–19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020Related billMar 19, 2020

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Small Business Act to increase caps on sole source contract awards to certain small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Small Contractor Stability Act of 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House

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