Transparency in Government Contracts Act

Bill: 118-hr-1744
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2023-03-23
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Transparency in Government Contracts Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands the Small Business Administration's (SBA) reporting requirements to include certain disaggregated demographic data about federal contracts (and subcontracts to the extent practicable) awarded to small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</p> <p>The SBA also must include whether such a small business participates in the 8(a) business development program.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1744 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2023 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Ms. Tokuda , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Casar , Mrs. Beatty , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Bowman , Mr. Takano , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Norton , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Brown , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Omar , Mrs. Fletcher , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Barragán , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Carson , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , and Ms. Jackson Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To require the Small Business Administration to disaggregate data on Federal contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in certain reports, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Government Contracts Act . 2. Disaggregate data on contracts awarded to small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (a) In general Section 15(h) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(E)(iv)— (A) in subclause (VII), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (VIII), by adding and at the end; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (IX) disaggregated by— (aa) the race, ethnicity, and gender, or by the type of entity, as applicable, of the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals that own such small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and (bb) whether the small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged participates in a program under section 8(a) of this title; ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Disaggregate certain subcontract award data In each report required by paragraph (2), the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, disaggregate the data required by paragraph (2)(F) for subcontracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals by— (A) the race, ethnicity, and gender, or by the type of entity, as applicable, of the socially and economically disadvantaged individuals that own such small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; and (B) whether the small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals participates in a program under section 8(a) of this title. . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to reports required by section 15(h)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2) ) after the date of the enactment of this Act.