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Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act

To reauthorize the programs and activities of the Small Business Administration relating to procurement, and for other purposes.

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5/10/2007--Passed House amended. Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act - Title I: Contract Bundling -
(Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to redefine the term "bundled contract" as a contract or order entered into to meet procurement requirements that are c... morehide bill summary

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Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt163	Offered	An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-137 to close a loophole in the current bill that allows agencies to avoid doing small business impact studies by designating contracts as "transformed". It also lowers the new dollar threshold to ensure a greater portion of contracts are reviewed for their impact on small business as well as taxpayer savings.
H.Amdt164	Pass	An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-137 to aid small businesses that have been included in the Small Business Subcontracting Plans of prime contractors that obtain federal contracts.
H.Amdt165	Pass	An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-137 to extend small business contracting goals to overseas contracts.
H.Amdt166	Pass	An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-137 to raise the government-wide small business procurement goal from 25 percent to 30 percent.
H.Amdt167	Pass	An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-137 to set a 5 percent procurement goal for the Federal government to contract with "green" small businesses.
H.Amdt168	Pass	An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-137 to commission the SBA to complete a study on the feasibility and desirability of providing financial incentives to federal prime contractors who meet the goals set forth in their subcontracting plan of utilizing small business concerns owned by economically or socially disadvantaged individuals.
H.Amdt169	Pass	An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-137 to provide that, whenever the SBA and the contracting procurement agency fail to agree and the Administrator decides to take action to further the interests of a small business concern, the SBA is required to make available on their website any action taken and result achieved by the Administrator.
H.Amdt170	Pass	An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-137 to require that, when the SBA and the contracting procurement agency fail to agree and the Administrator submits the matter to the head of the agency for a determination, a copy of the written response to the Administrator be sent to the Committee of the House and Senate that has jurisdiction over the agency concerned, in addition to the Committees on Small Business and Oversight & Government Reform.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 17, 2007		May 10, 2007

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May 10, 2007Roll call number 323 in the House
Question: On Passage: H R 1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)	Percentage of 'aye' votes: 94%	Result: Passed

Date	Chamber	Question	Aye	Nay	Result
May 10, 2007	House	H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act On Passage: H R 1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act	409	13	Passed	See Vote
May 10, 2007	House	H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act	209	216	Failed	See Vote
May 10, 2007	House	H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 4 to H R 1873	371	55	Agreed to	See Vote
May 10, 2007	House	H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 3 to H R 1873	398	29	Agreed to	See Vote
May 10, 2007	House	H.R.1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 1 to H R 1873	423	0	Agreed to	See Vote

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May 11, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Passed roll in the House on May 10, 2007. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 409 - 13 (Roll no. 323).
May 10, 2007: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 209 - 216 (Roll no. 322).
May 10, 2007: Mr. English (PA) moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.
May 10, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the English motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 1873. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to allow small businesses who can demonstrate that it is adversely affected by expiring tax incentives will be considered as economically disadvantage businesses.
May 10, 2007: The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR 5/9/2007 H4723-4727)
May 10, 2007: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1873.
May 10, 2007: Considered as unfinished business.
May 10, 2007: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
May 09, 2007: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1873 as unfinished business.
May 09, 2007: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
May 09, 2007: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1873.
May 09, 2007: Ms. Velazquez moved that the Committee rise.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment No. 8.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment No. 7.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wynn amendment.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch (VT) amendment.
May 09, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bean amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bean amendment.
May 09, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shuler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuler amendment.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.
May 09, 2007: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sestak amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
May 09, 2007: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sestak amendment, as modified.
May 09, 2007: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1873.
May 09, 2007: The Speaker designated the Honorable Lincoln Davis to act as Chairman of the Committee.
May 09, 2007: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 383.
May 09, 2007: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 383 and Rule XVIII.
May 09, 2007: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1873 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill.
May 09, 2007: ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Ms. Velazquez asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of H.R. 1873 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-137, may be offered at any time . Agreed to without objection.
May 09, 2007: Rule H. Res. 383 passed House.
May 08, 2007: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1873 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill.
May 08, 2007: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Oversight and Government, H. Rept. 110-111, Part III.
May 08, 2007: PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT - Mr. Davis of Illinois asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be permitted to file a supplemental report. Agreed to without objection.
Added to calendar on May 03, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 71..
May 03, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-111, Part II.
May 01, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 01, 2007: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Added to calendar on May 01, 2007: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote..
Apr 26, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 110-111, Part I.
Apr 26, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-111, Part I.
Apr 26, 2007: Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for a period ending not later than May 4, 2007 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(m), rule X.
Apr 24, 2007: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Added to calendar on Apr 24, 2007: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote..
Apr 24, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 17, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced on Apr 17, 2007.

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Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act

To reauthorize the programs and activities of the Small Business Administration relating to procurement, and for other purposes.

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