Small Business Contracting Fairness Act

Bill: 118-hr-6820
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2023-12-14
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Public contracts and procurement

Small business

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2024-01-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6820 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2023 Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Evans , Mr. Carson , and Mr. Bishop of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Small Business , 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 A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to remove the exclusion of certain small business concerns from the disadvantaged business enterprise program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Contracting Fairness Act . 2. Disadvantaged business enterprises Section 11101(e)(2)(A) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ; 135 Stat. 449) is amended to read as follows: (A) Small business concern The term small business concern means a small business concern (as the term is used in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )). .