S 2172 · 112th Congress · Commerce

Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-03-07· Sponsored by Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]· Senate

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1462)(2012-03-07)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to: (1) remove the requirement that the woman or women owning such business be economically disadvantaged, (2) remove contract award price limits, and (3) allow a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to such a business under the same conditions as such a contract may be awarded to a qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small business. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) periodically conduct a study to identify any U.S. industry in which women are underrepresented; and (2) every five years, report study results to the congressional small business committees.…

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Cosponsors (11)

9 Democrats2 Republicans