H.R. 3845: Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-11 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021

Plain summary

Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to authorize its Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) to decide all appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with the status of a HUBZone small business. A HUBZone small business is a small business in a historically underutilized business zone. Currently, HUBZone status appeals are the responsibility of the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development. The bill would place HUBZone status appeals within the purview of the OHA alongside other SBA programs such as the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program and the Women-Owned Small Business program.

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Official text

Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · 2 cosponsors

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Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Pete Stauber (R-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] reported raising $60,716 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3845.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3845 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117