United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

S 2729 — Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019 This bill requires certain federal agencies (i.e., those with procurement powers) that are in violation of the requirement that they establish an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to submit a report detailing the reasons for their noncompliance and the specific actions they will take to comply with the requirement.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill requires Federal agencies to report on non-compliance with small business utilization requirements.

  • 15 U.S.C. 644(k)

    The management of each such office → The management of each Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

    This change specifies the full name of the office responsible for managing small business and disadvantaged business utilization.

  • 15 U.S.C. 644(k)

    If the Government Accountability Office has determined that a Federal agency is not in compliance with all of the requirements under this subsection, the Federal agency shall, not later than 120 days after that determination or 120 days after the date of enactment of the Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019, whichever is later, submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report that includes the reasons why the Federal agency is not in compliance and the specific actions that the Federal agency will take to comply with the requirements under this subsection.

    This addition mandates Federal agencies to report their non-compliance and action plans to Congress under specified conditions.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2729 do?
Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019 This bill requires certain federal agencies (i.e., those with procurement powers) that are in violation of the requirement that they establish an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to submit a report detailing the reasons for their noncompliance and the specific actions they will take to comply with the requirement.
Who sponsors S 2729?
S 2729 is sponsored by Duckworth, Tammy (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 2729?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 2729?
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