WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, led a full Committee markup where all nine bills considered were passed by the Committee. Chairman Williams issued the following statement after today’s markup.

“Today’s markup shows that this Committee is committed to producing commonsense, bipartisan legislation,” said Chairman Williams. “The nine bills we marked up and reported favorably out of the Committee address the various needs of Main Street, hold our agencies accountable to the people, and seek to recoup stolen pandemic loan funds. This Committee will proudly continue to collaborate on new ideas with the goal of making life easier and better for Main Street.”

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H.R. 5450 – The “Enhancing Competition in Contracting Orders Act” – introduced by Reps. Scholten and Salazar.

·         This bill clarifies that the HUBZone price preference of up to 10% may be used on task orders.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House by Voice Vote.

H.R. 6591 – The “Encouraging Success Act” – introduced by Rep. Ellzey.

·         The Encouraging Success Act amends section 8(a)(6) of the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to revise the asset threshold for the 8(a) program at least every four years.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 22 Yea, 0 Nay.

H.R. 7102 – The “Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act” – introduced by Reps. Davids and Crane.

·         This bill codifies the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 24 Yea, 0 Nay.

H.R. 7103 – The “Agency Accountability Act of 2023” – introduced by Rep. Stauber.

·         The Agency Accountability Act requires federal agencies to testify to Congress if they receive below an “A” on the SBA’s annual procurement scorecard.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 23 Yea, 0 Nay.

H.R. 6156 – The “Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act of 2023” – introduced by Reps. Landsman, Meuser, and Molinaro.

·         This bill requires the SBA to conduct a study on the needs and challenges of a key segment of the childcare space: for-profit childcare providers, a type of small business that does not have the same access to capital as non-profit childcare providers.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 23 Yea, 0 Nay.

H.R. 7104 – The “National SBDC Advisory Board Improvement Act” – introduced by Rep. Mann.

·         This bill requires the National SBDC Advisory Board to provide an annual report to Congress on any recommendations the board has on improving the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 23 Yea, 0 Nay.

H.R. 7105 – The “WOSB Certification and Opportunity Expansion Act” – introduced by Reps. Velazquez and LaLota.

·         This bill removes self-certified women owned small business (WOSB) firms from inclusion in the SBA small business contracting scorecard.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 24 Yea, 0 Nay.

H.R. 7128 – “The WOSB Integrity Act of 2024” – introduced by Rep. Maloy.

·         This bill ensures that the SBA develops processes to allow WOSBs to verify their size directly with the agency.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 24 Yea, 0 Nay.

H.R. 7129 – The “Put America on Commission Act of 2024” – introduced by Rep. Williams.

·         This bill establishes an Office of Whistleblower Awards within the SBA and incentivizes the public to come forward with tips on credible pandemic loan fraud in exchange for monetary awards.

·         Adopted and Reported Favorably to the House: 24 Yea, 0 Nay.

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