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H.R. 789

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 789, the Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. George Latimer (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on Jun 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Record

Text

H.R. 789 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb789/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 789 EH: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 789
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act  .
2.
Small Business Administration rules for cancelled covered solicitations
(a)
In general
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules as follows:
(1)
Requiring disclosure of information about a covered solicitation that was issued and cancelled that includes the following:
(A)
A justification for the cancellation of such covered solicitation.
(B)
Available information about any plans to reissue such covered solicitation and any associated timeframes for such reissuance.
(C)
Available information about any plans to include the requirements of such covered solicitation in another contract or task order of the Federal agency.
(2)
With respect to a cancelled covered solicitation which the Federal agency does not intend to reissue, establishing procedures for the referral of a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )) that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (as defined in section 15(k) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(k) )) of the Federal agency for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.
(b)
Publication
The information required under subsection (a) shall be made publicly accessible on the single, Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.
(c)
Covered solicitation defined
In this section, the term  covered solicitation  means a solicitation of a Federal agency for a procurement for which two or more small business concerns were eligible to submit a bid.
3.
Duties for Directors of Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization relating to certain cancelled solicitations
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(k) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (21), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(22)
shall, when notified by a small business concern that a Federal agency cancelled a solicitation for which such concern prepared a bid and such Federal agency does not intend to reissue such solicitation, assist such concern with identifying similar contracting opportunities.
 .
4.
No additional funds authorized
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
     Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House2025-06-03
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb789/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue rules for disclosing information about federal contract solicitations for which small businesses were eligible and that were issued and cancelled.

Under the rules for such a solicitation, an agency must provide (1) a justification for the cancellation, (2) information about any plans to reissue the solicitation and any associated time frames, and (3) information about any plans to include the requirements of the solicitation in another contract or task order of the agency.

Additionally, for such solicitations that an agency does not intend to reissue, the SBA must provide procedures for the agency to refer a small business that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.

Sponsors

Rep. George Latimer (D) sponsors H.R. 789, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 789 went before 2 committees: Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Referred To · Jun 4, 2025 · 80 Bills
Small Business
Small Business
Reported By · Mar 24, 2025 · 81 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 789, the latest H. Rept. 119-35.

  • H. Rept. 119-35 — TRANSPARENCY AND PREDICTABILITY IN SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ACT

Actions

H.R. 789 has taken 13 actions since Jan 28, 2025, the latest on Jun 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 4, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Jun 3, 202515:41
House
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 3, 202515:41
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2396-2398)
Jun 3, 202515:41
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 789.
Jun 3, 202515:52
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)

Votes

H.R. 789 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 789 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act — Display Title
  • Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 789, the latest on Apr 7, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 789 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOHN FURTH116
TODD MCCRACKEN116
RACHEL GREY114
REED WESTCOTT114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$16K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$15K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 789 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 789’s is Commerce.

hr789/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 789 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government information and archives to Small business.

hr789/subjects.txt
Government information and archivesPublic contracts and procurementRule of law and government transparencySmall business

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 789, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LATIMER:H.R. 789.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the US Constitution[Page H407]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com