HR7103-118

In Committee

To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB06DC83AA8EC40ED99D57B596E93E982: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agency Accountability Act of 2024.
  • Section H4444192E6A0F419C9F9C3C733B2BEB8A: 2. Federal agency testimony on scorecard scores and failure to achieve certain goals Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is...
  • Section HFC4A8AD1FC73463681B649246A77E823: 3. Federal agency reporting on scorecard scores Section 15(h)(1)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting and to improve...
  • Section H90D41B41B57A466FAE2EC623612F19CE: 4. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to testify and report on scores received under the scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals, to testify for failure to meet Governmentwide contracting goals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 30, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small …

Feb 23, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Jan 29, 2024

Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. McGarvey, and Mr. LaLota) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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