Encouraging Small Business Innovators

Bill: 115-hr-6368
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2018-07-13 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Public contracts and procurement
Research and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: 

Encouraging Small Business Innovators

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide an increase to the past performance rating of small business participants who served as mentors in the SBA mentor-protege program under the Small Business Innovation Reseach or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
 
This bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to revise provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to promote the use of government-wide and other interagency contracts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 6 (Roll no. 400). (text: CR H8808)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 6 (Roll no. 400).(text: CR H8808)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8820-8821)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Chabot objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6368.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6368.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8808-8810)
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 744.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-956, Part I.
action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-956, Part I.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Ordered to be Reported.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Introduced in House