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H.R. 1744: Transparency in Government Contracts Act

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H.R. 1744: Transparency in Government Contracts Act

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-23 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. 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.

What does this mean?

Official title

Transparency in Government Contracts Act

Plain summary

Transparency in Government Contracts Act This bill expands the Small Business Administration's (SBA) reporting requirements to include certain disaggregated demographic data about federal contracts (and subcontracts to the extent practicable) awarded to small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The SBA also must include whether such a small business participates in the 8(a) business development program.

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Official text

Transparency in Government Contracts Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · 34 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Greg Casar (D-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Mark Takano (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), André Carson (D-IN), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Gabe Amo (D-RI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] reported raising $592,416 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1744 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118