H.R. 2594: Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-23 · Commerce · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended). Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017

Plain summary

Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to allow a small business performing a construction contract awarded by a federal agency to submit a request for an equitable adjustment to the agency's contracting officer if such officer directs a change in the terms of the contract performance without the agreement of the small business. The agency must provide to the small business an interim partial payment of at least 50% of the estimated amount required to cover additional costs resulting from such change. Such small business shall pay to a first tier subcontractor or supplier the portion of such payment that is attributable to the increased costs of performance incurred by such subcontractor or supplier due to such change.

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Official text

Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2594, Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017 (2017-10-04)

Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Scott H. Peters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8] reported raising $8.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2594.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2594 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115