HR 1816 · 119th Congress · Commerce
WOSB Accountability Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.(2025-06-04)
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WOSB Accountability Act This bill requires that only women-owned small businesses that have been certified by a federal agency, state government, or national certifying entity approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are included when calculating whether a federal agency has met its contracting goals with respect to such businesses during a fiscal year. Certain self-certified, women-owned small businesses that have filed an application for certification are deemed to have been certified until the SBA or national certifying entity makes a determination with respect to the certification of such business. The SBA must provide a briefing each quarter about specified aspects of the process of certifying women-owned small businesses and implementing the requirements of the bill.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1816, WOSB Accountability Act
Apr 7, 2025As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 24, 2025
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Cosponsors (3)
1 Democrat2 Republicans