HR 4341 · 114th Congress · Commerce

Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-01-07· Sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545.(2016-07-25)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Defending America's Small Contractors Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements for: increasing prime federal contracting opportunities for small business concerns, and determining awards or contracts for the sale of government property to such concerns. The bill revises requirements for annual Small Business Administration (SBA) reports to the President and Congress analyzing the number and dollar amount of prime contracts awarded by federal agencies each fiscal year to specified kinds of small business concerns. The total value of federal procurement contract awards to small business concerns for a fiscal year may not be determined in a manner that excludes the value of a contract based on where the contract is awarded, where it is performed, or other specified criteria. The bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the range of the anticipated value of federal procurement contracts that must be reserved exclusively for small businesses. The range shall be between the micro-purchase threshold ($3,000) and the simplified acquisition threshold ($100,000). (Currently the range of the anticipated value must be between $2,500 and $100,000.) A procur…

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Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4341, Defending America’s Small Contractors Act of 2016

Nov 22, 2016

As reported by the House Committee on Small Business July 25, 2016

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat