House Bill 5146
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019
Active
Passed House on Jan 8, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5146
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
checkPassed on January 8, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H39)
Summary
Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019
This bill requires the past performance of a small business concern to be taken into account in certain situations.
Specifically, when a small business previously participated in a joint venture, an agency's contracting officer must consider the past performance of the joint venture when evaluating the small business's offer for a prime contract. In addition, a small business that performed as a first-tier subcontractor for an agency contract may request that the prime contractor submit to a contracting agency a record of past performance, and the agency's contracting officer must consider such record when evaluating an offer by the small business for a prime contract.
January 9, 2020
January 8, 2020
December 19, 2019
November 18, 2019
01/09/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
01/08/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/08/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H39)
01/08/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H39)
01/08/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5146.
01/08/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H39-41)
01/08/2020
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
12/19/2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.
12/19/2019
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-361.
11/20/2019
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
11/20/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/18/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
11/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 2:00:29 AM