H.R. 6368: Encouraging Small Business Innovators

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-13 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 400 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR6368 (2018-09-25), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Encouraging Small Business Innovators

Plain summary

Encouraging Small Business Innovators This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide an increase to the past performance rating of small business participants who served as mentors in the SBA mentor-protege program under the Small Business Innovation Reseach or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. This bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to revise provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to promote the use of government-wide and other interagency contracts.

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Encouraging Small Business Innovators

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6368, Encouraging Small Business Innovators (2018-10-02)

Cosponsors on this site

Ralph Norman (R-SC), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 400 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR6368 (2018-09-25): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6368.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6368 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115