Small Business Contracting Fairness Act
The Small Business Contracting Fairness Act clarifies the definition of a small business concern within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by explicitly referencing the Small Business Act. This change directly affects government contracting programs that use these definitions to determine eligibility for set-aside contracts and other benefits. The bill removes ambiguity by aligning the terminology used in the Infrastructure law with the established definition in the Small Business Act. No new funding or program changes are introduced; the legislation only standardizes existing language to ensure consistent application across federal contracting rules.
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Introduction
Dec 2023
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Introduced Dec 14, 2023
Last action Jan 2, 2024
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Jan 2, 2024
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 2, 2024
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Dec 14, 2023
House · Referred to committee
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.
Dec 14, 2023
House · Introduced
Introduced in House
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
DDemocratic
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