US Congress Senate Bill 2481 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on June 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Pending: Senate Small Business And Entrepreneurship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to revise procurement program requirements for women-owned small businesses. Authorizes a contracting officer to award a sole source contract under this Act to small businesses owned and controlled by women if each of the businesses is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are economically disadvantaged (and such ownership is determined without regard to any community property law), and if: the small business is in an industry in which it is underrepresented, as determined by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA); the contracting officer determines that it is a responsible contractor; the anticipated award price of the contract, including options, is not more than: (1) $6.5 million, in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a North American Industry Classification System code for manufacturing; or (2) $4 million, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Authorizes a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to a small business owned and controlled by women meeting the same criteria in an industry in which such businesses are substantially underrepresented if the small business also meets specified certification requirements.

Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

HB4435 (Related) 2014-06-05 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.
SB2693 (Related) 2014-07-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5138-5142)
HB5584 (Related) 2014-09-18 - Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2481/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2481/BILLS-113s2481is.pdf