HR818-119

Passed House

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 28, 2025

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 25, 2025

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

Feb 25, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Jan 28, 2025

Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. Cisneros, and Ms. Perez) introduced …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Amends the Small Business Act to add reporting requirements for new small business entrants in federal contracting scorecards, including breakdown by SDVOSB, HUBZone, disadvantaged, and women-owned businesses.

Who Benefits and How

New small businesses gain visibility in procurement data. Congress can track whether agencies bring in new contractors vs. repeat awards.

Who Bears the Burden and How

SBA and agencies must track and report new entrant data.

Key Provisions

  • Report number of new small business entrants by NAICS code
  • Disaggregate by SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), and WOSB
  • Compare to prior year data
  • Include in annual scorecard
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 9, 2026 15:14

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Requires reporting on new small business entrants in federal procurement scorecard

Policy Domains

Small Business Federal Procurement Contracting

Legislative Strategy

"Track contractor diversity and new market entry"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

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Domains
Small Business Federal Procurement

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