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H.R. 190: Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

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H.R. 190: Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Commerce · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 36 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR190 (2019-01-16), Passed. See all
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

Plain summary

Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 This bill eliminates the inclusion of option years in the award price for certain sole source contracts (i.e., contracts awarded without a competitive process). Under current law, option years in the award price for such contracts limit their dollar award threshold. Specifically, the bill revises requirements for the award of these contracts to (1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, (3) economically disadvantaged small businesses owned and controlled by women, and (4) small businesses owned and controlled by women in substantially underrepresented industries. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the policies and practices used by the Small Business Administration and other federal agencies to ensure that contracting officers are properly classifying sole source contracts under procurement programs for businesses owned by women and disabled veterans in the Federal Procurement Data System.

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Official text

Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] · 2 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Josh Harder (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr190 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116