United States 112th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 1812 — Small Business Growth Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

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  3. Died in session

This bill died with 112th 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 Growth Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a small business growth pilot program under which a contracting officer of the General Services Administration (GSA) may award an contract on the basis of competition restricted to an entity that: (1) is enrolled as a mentor or participating in the GSA's Mentor-Protege program related to contracting; (2) if participating as a mentor, has at least one protege that is a small business; (2) has fewer than 1,500 employees; and (4) is not a small business. Requires the contracting officer to consider awarding a contract under the pilot program before awarding the contract under full and open competition, and to report to the Administrator on the reasons a contract was or was not awarded to a pilot program participant.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 1812 do?
Small Business Growth Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a small business growth pilot program under which a contracting officer of the General Services Administration (GSA) may award an contract on the basis of competition restricted to an entity that: (1) is enrolled as a mentor or participating in the GSA's Mentor-Protege program related to contracting; (2) if participating as a mentor, has at least one protege that is a small business; (2) has fewer than 1,500 employees; and (4) is not a small business. Requires the contracting officer to consider awarding a contract under the pilot program before awarding the contract under full and open competition, and to report to the Administrator on the reasons a contract was or was not awarded to a pilot program participant.
Who sponsors HR 1812?
HR 1812 is sponsored by Gerald Connolly (D).
What is the current status of HR 1812?
This bill died with 112th 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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