Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7105
118th Congress(2023-2024)
WOSB Certification and Opportunity Expansion Act
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 28, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 29, 2024
Latest Action
Feb 29, 2024
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
7105
Congress
118
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
New York
Republican
New York
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 28, 2024
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.
Summary

WOSB Certification and Opportunity Expansion Act

This bill requires that only women-owned small businesses that have been certified by a federal agency, state government, or national certifying entity approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are included when calculating whether a federal agency has met its contracting goals with respect to such businesses during a fiscal year.

Certain self-certified, women-owned small businesses that have filed an application for certification are deemed to have been certified until the SBA or national certifying entity makes a determination with respect to the certification of such business.

The SBA must provide a briefing each quarter about specified aspects of the process of certifying women-owned small businesses and implementing the requirements of the bill.

Text (4)
February 29, 2024
February 28, 2024
February 20, 2024
January 29, 2024
Actions (13)
02/29/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
02/28/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/28/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H722-723)
02/28/2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
02/28/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7105.
02/28/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H722-723)
02/28/2024
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
02/20/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.
02/20/2024
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-393.
01/31/2024
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 0.
01/31/2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
01/29/2024
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
01/29/2024
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 15, 2024 12:30:54 PM