House Bill 7409
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To temporarily extend participation in the 8(a) program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 29, 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
7409
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.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to allow any small business participating in its 8(a) Business Development program to extend participation by up to two years.
The 8(a) Business Development program limits competition for certain government contracts to small businesses that participate in the program.
June 29, 2020
06/29/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
06/29/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 1:11:03 AM