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H.R. 818

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 818, the SPUR Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Pete Stauber (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business And Entrepreneurship, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Record

Text

H.R. 818 has 5 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb818/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 818 EH: Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025
 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. 818
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025   or the   SPUR Act  .
2.
Modifications to scorecard requirements
Section 15(y) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(y) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2)—
(A)
by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and
(B)
by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
(E)
The number of new small business entrants, including new small business entrants that are small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women awarded prime contracts in each North American Industry Classification System code during the fiscal year, and a comparison to the number awarded prime contracts during the prior fiscal year, if available.
 ;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking  subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2)  and inserting  subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (2) ; and
(3)
by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
(6)
Definitions
In this subsection:
(A)
New small business entrant
The term  new small business entrant  means a small business concern that—
(i)
has been awarded a prime contract by a Federal agency; and
(ii)
has not previously been awarded a prime contract by any Federal agency.
(B)
Scorecard
The term  scorecard  means any summary using a rating system to evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals established under subsection (g)(1)(B) that—
(i)
includes the measures described in paragraph (2); and
(ii)
assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated.
 .
3.
Compliance with CUTGO
No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
    Passed the House of Representatives February 24, 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 House2025-02-24
  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

hb818/introduced-in-house.md

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

Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 or the SPUR Act

This bill requires federal agencies to include on their annual scorecard for small business contracting the number of small businesses that receive a prime contract for the first time and are owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or small business concerns owned and controlled by women.

Sponsors

Rep. Pete Stauber (R) sponsors H.R. 818, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 818 went before 2 committees: Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Referred To · Feb 25, 2025 · 80 Bills
Small Business
Small Business
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 81 Bills

Actions

H.R. 818 has taken 11 actions since Jan 28, 2025, the latest on Feb 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 25, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Feb 24, 202516:25
House
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 24, 202516:25
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H740-742)
Feb 24, 202516:25
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 818.
Feb 24, 202516:35
House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Votes

H.R. 818 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Feb 24, 2025 at 384–25.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 24, 2025
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
384
25

Titles

H.R. 818 goes by 9 titles, 6 of them short titles.

  • To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • SPUR Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • SPUR Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • SPUR Act — Display Title
  • SPUR Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 818 in 12 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, Veterans.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOHN FURTH116
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
TODD MCCRACKEN116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
RACHEL GREY114
REED WESTCOTT114
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
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. 818 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 818’s is Commerce.

hr818/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. 818 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Economic performance and conditions to Women in business.

hr818/subjects.txt
Economic performance and conditionsPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessVeterans' organizations and recognitionWomen in business

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 818, 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. STAUBER:H.R. 818.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall havepower to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of theUnited States; . . .[Page H408]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com