Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act

Rev. Jesse Jackson's Race References to Procurement Set-Asides ...

2007-07-09T20:00:00Z

In April 2007, the US House of Representatives passed legislation (HR 1873) increasing the set-aside ceiling to thirty (30) percent. ...

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Reform Bill Passes for Small Biz

2007-05-10T20:00:00Z

Nydia M. Velázquez, chairwoman of the Committee on Small Business, announced the passage of HR 1873, the Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act, ...

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Small business bill won’t stop dollars flowing to large companies ...

2007-05-10T20:00:00Z

HR 1873 lets large businesses that currently have small business contracts to keep them regardless of how they originally obtained them. ...

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House Passes HR 1873 and Gives Billions in Federal Small Business ...

2007-05-10T20:00:00Z

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Bill HR 1873, the "Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act." Although the bill has some positive ...

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House Passes HR 1873 and Gives Billions in Federal Small Business ...

2007-05-10T20:00:00Z

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Bill HR 1873, the "Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act." Although the bill has some positive ...

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Bordallo speaks up for small business bill

2007-05-10T20:00:00Z

The Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act, HR 1873, would reform the federal contracting system so that all businesses, including America's 26 million ...

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Bordallo: small businesses deserve fair shot at federal contracts

2007-05-09T20:00:00Z

HR 1873, contains, among other things, provisions directing the administrator of the Small Business Administration to develop and maintain a database to ...

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Administration opposes hike in small business contracting goals

2007-05-07T20:00:00Z

... who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said that while the administration opposes the Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act (HR 1873), ...

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White House Opposes Small Business Measure

2007-05-07T20:00:00Z

Bill supporters nonetheless expect the legislation (HR 1873) to pass with broad bipartisan support when it comes to the House floor tomorrow. ...

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Fraudulent Firms Can Keep Small Business Contracts Under New House ...

2007-05-06T20:00:00Z

Congressman Henry Waxman of California, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, did not amend HR 1873 to include annual re- ...

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Small Business Contracting Scandal Has Four-Year Anniversary on ...

2007-05-06T20:00:00Z

Despite these significant endorsements for annual re-certification, in April the House Small Business Committee passed a new bill titled HR 1873 the, ...

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Fraudulent Firms Can Keep Small Business Contracts Under New House ...

2007-05-06T20:00:00Z

Bill HR 1873 does nothing to stop large firms with existing small business contracts from keeping them for five more years. PETALUMA, Calif., May 7, ...

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Panel softens anti-contract bundling language

2007-05-01T20:00:00Z

The committee approved the Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act (HR 1873) by voice vote. The bill would increase the percent of small business ...

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New House Bill Lets Fortune 1000 Firms Keep Federal Small Business ...

2007-04-25T20:00:00Z

PETALUMA, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The House Small Business Committee has unanimously passed HR 1873, titled "Small Business Fairness in Contracting ...

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New House Bill Lets Fortune 1000 Firms Keep Federal Small Business ...

2007-04-24T20:00:00Z

The House Small Business Committee has unanimously passed HR 1873, titled "Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act." Iowa Representative, Bruce Braley ...

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