US Congress House Bill 4203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-12-27 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to remove current contract award price limits. Allow a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.

Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012

Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Mark Critz [D-PA]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-27	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.
2012-12-27	House	Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 112-732.
2012-03-21	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2012-03-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-03-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4203/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4203/BILLS-112hr4203ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4203/BILLS-112hr4203rh.pdf