US Congress House Bill 1622 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19)
Status: Introduced on April 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-18 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to exclude as a small business, for purposes of meeting federal agency contracting goals with small businesses, any small business (or subsidiary thereof) that is publicly traded, or any business (or subsidiary thereof) with more than 50% non-U.S. citizen ownership. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to notify the head of each federal department or agency regarding this Act and its amendments, and the department or agency head to then notify its contractors. Directs the Administrator to: (1) publish a report regarding federal prime contracts awarded to businesses identified as small businesses for purposes of achieving small business contracting goals, and (2) establish procedures to ensure that the Central Contractor Registration database provides an adequate warning regarding criminal penalties for misrepresenting the status of a small business or person in order to obtain federal contracts. Provides for enforcement of complaints about the classification of a business for such purposes.

Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2013

Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-18	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-04-18	House	Referred to House Small Business
2013-04-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2013-04-18	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2148)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1622/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1622/BILLS-113hr1622ih.pdf