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H.R. 1816 House Commerce

WOSB Accountability Act

Introduced
Mar 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. (D-NY-7)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on small business and entrepreneurship on Jun 4, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Mar 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. Mar 3, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 5, 2025
  4. House Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0. Mar 5, 2025
  5. House Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37. Mar 24, 2025
  6. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 26. Mar 24, 2025
  7. House Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Jun 3, 2025
  8. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2393-2395) Jun 3, 2025
  9. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1816. Jun 3, 2025
  10. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2393-2394) Jun 3, 2025
  11. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2393-2394) Jun 3, 2025
  12. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jun 3, 2025
  13. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Jun 4, 2025

Cosponsors

3

Subjects

Congressional oversightLicensing and registrationsPublic contracts and procurementSmall Business AdministrationSmall businessWomen in business

Committees

  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
    • [Referred To, Jun 4, 2025]
  • Small Business Committee
    • [Reported By, Mar 24, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Mar 5, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Mar 3, 2025]

Summary

WOSB Accountability ActThis bill requires that only women-owned small businesses that have been certified by a federal agency, state government, or national certifying entity approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are included when calculating whether a federal agency has met its contracting goals with respect to such businesses during a fiscal year.Certain self-certified, women-owned small businesses that have filed an application for certification are deemed to have been certified until the SBA or national certifying entity makes a determination with respect to the certification of such business.The SBA must provide a briefing each quarter about specified aspects of the process of certifying women-owned small businesses and implementing the requirements of the bill.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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