House Bill 246
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019
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Passed House on Jan 14, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
246
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
checkPassed on January 14, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H524)
Summary
Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019
This bill provides assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Specifically, the bill requires
- the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in SBIR or STTR programs to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research before the business is awarded a federal contract,
- the SBA to modify its policy directives to require procurement center representatives to assist small businesses participating in SBIR or STTR programs with researching solicitations for federal contracts and submitting bids, and
- each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to assist small businesses participating in SBIR or STTR programs with researching solicitations for federal contracts and submitting bidd.
January 15, 2019
January 14, 2019
January 4, 2019
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01/15/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
01/14/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/14/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H524)
01/14/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H524)
01/14/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 246.
01/14/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H524-526)
01/14/2019
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
01/04/2019
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
01/04/2019
Introduced in House
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