Giving Disadvantaged Businesses Opportunities for Success Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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 6, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Giving Disadvantaged Businesses Opportunities for Success Act
This bill revises the Department of Transportation (DOT) Disadvantaged Business (DBE) program and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program.
Specifically, the bill requires the DOT to increase the maximum personal net worth allowable for participation in both programs to account for any inflation that has occurred since the most recent increase to $1.32 million.
The bill further aligns the size limits for small businesses eligible for the programs with the Small Business Administration's size standards. It also excludes certain assets such as the equity applicants have in their primary residence from the calculation of an applicant's net worth under the programs.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2028 the DOT Minority Resource Center, which supports minority enterprises in obtaining business opportunities.
Large participants in the DBE or ACDBE programs (e.g., state departments of transportation, hub airports) must have mentor-protégé programs that include certain outcome measures. States also must recognize another state's certification of a business under either program.
Additionally, the bill establishes an awards program to recognize program participants that meet specified criteria for excellence.
The bill establishes reporting requirements and standards related to waiving or exempting certain requirements of the programs, and it establishes an advisory committee to make policy recommendations for the programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 6, 2023.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2023 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2023 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2023 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2023 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2023 | |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2023 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Feb 7, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Feb 7, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 7, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Feb 6, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2023Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 169, no. 24, February 6, 2023, page H710.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to strengthen and advance certain disadvantaged businesses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Giving Disadvantaged Businesses Opportunities for Success Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2023Introduced 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.
