H.R. 1583: Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-24 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

Plain summary

Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the federal procurement requirements of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to small business contracts for articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials, or to perform construction work for the government. The permission to submit an offer for a procurement contract, even though the offeror is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product in question, is extended to additional kinds of small businesses, including: women-owned small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, and small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Contracts whose principal purpose is acquisition of services or construction are exempt from this Act. Limitations on SBA subcontracting are revised to require contracts that are principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and that are not contracts principally for services or construction, to supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is granted by the Administrator under specified conditions.

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Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Hardy, Cresent [R-NV-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1583.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1583 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114