US Congress Senate Bill 2172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1462)
Pending: Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting 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: (1) remove the requirement that the woman or women owning such business be economically disadvantaged, (2) remove contract award price limits, and (3) allow a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to such a business under the same conditions as such a contract may be awarded to a qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small business. Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) periodically conduct a study to identify any U.S. industry in which women are underrepresented; and (2) every five years, report study results to the congressional small business committees.

Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012

Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1462)
2012-03-07	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1462)

SB3442 (Related) 2012-11-29 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2172/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2172/BILLS-112s2172is.pdf