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HR 1816 · in committee · significant

WOSB Accountability Act

What this bill does

  • Only federally certified women-owned small businesses count toward federal contracting goals.
  • Women-owned small businesses and federal contracting agencies are affected by stricter certification requirements.
  • The SBA must provide quarterly briefings on certification processes with no specified budget impact.

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  1. 01

    How would stricter federal certification requirements for women-owned small businesses affect the number of businesses eligible to compete for government contracts?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that current certification processes allow ineligible businesses to receive contracts intended for women-owned enterprises?

  3. 03

    Should the SBA receive additional funding to conduct quarterly briefings on certification, and who should bear that cost?

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Sponsor · D-NY-7

Nydia M. Velázquez

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Introduced 2025-06-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-04 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

  2. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2393-2394)

  4. 2025-06-03 · Floor

    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)

  5. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1816.

  6. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2393-2395)

  7. 2025-06-03 · house · Floor

    Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-03-24 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 26.

  9. 2025-03-24 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37.

  10. 2025-03-24 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37.

  11. 2025-03-05 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.

  12. 2025-03-05 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-03-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  14. 2025-03-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-03-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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