HR7105-118

Introduced

To establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, 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 HE7555B58209846928C598ECC5D83CEC9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WOSB Certification and Opportunity Expansion Act.
  • Section HC45B81E307A0493B8FAFDA05B61AA5C5: 2. Exclusion of self-certified small business concerns owned and controlled by women from goals Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)) is...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, 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 establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, 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

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 20, 2024

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Jan 29, 2024

Ms. Velázquez (for herself and Mr. LaLota) introduced the following …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Small Business
2 mentions across 1 clause
+1 positive -1 negative

Certified women-owned small businesses, Self-certified women-owned small businesses seeking federal contracts

Positive-direction: Certified women-owned small businesses

Negative-direction: Self-certified women-owned small businesses seeking federal contracts

Government
2 mentions across 1 clause
-2 negative

Federal contracting agencies, Small Business Administration

Business Support Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

National certifying entities approved by SBA

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Transportation
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_sba"
→ Administrator of the Small Business Administration

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