Bill would track how many new small firms win federal contracts
Passed one chamberH.R. 818Latest action
Sponsor: Pete Stauber · Representative · MN
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Official title: SPUR Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
Introduced:
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The SPUR Act would require agencies to report how many first-time small businesses won federal contracts each year.
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What does this do?
HR 818, the SPUR Act, would add a new requirement to the existing agency "scorecard" system for small business contracting. Agencies would have to report how many new small businesses—those that never before won a federal contract—received contracts, broken down by industry, and compare that number to the prior year. The bill also formally defines "new small business entrant" and "scorecard" under the law.
Who does it affect?
Federal agencies would face new reporting duties, and small business owners seeking their first government contract would be directly affected. Policymakers and watchdog groups tracking fairness in small business contracting would also have a stake in the data.
Why does it matter?
The added reporting could reveal whether new companies are actually gaining access to federal contracts or whether the same established firms continue to dominate the work.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Feb 25, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
House · · Roll call 45
As recorded
- Question
- On Motion to and Pass
- Result:
- Passed
- 384
- Nay
- 25
- 0
- 23
Republicans 181 yes, 25 no, 11 not voting · Democrats 203 yes, 12 not voting
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