119th Congress (2025-2026)

HR 789

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

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119th Congress (2025-2026)

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Session

119th Congress (2025-2026)

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US Congress

Bill overview

This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create rules for federal agencies to publicly disclose information about contracts they’ve cancelled that were open to small businesses. The rules will detail why the contract was cancelled, whether the agency plans to reissue it, and if not, provide a process for small businesses that bid on the cancelled contract to seek assistance in finding similar opportunities. It also strengthens the role of agencies’ Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization offices to help these small businesses.

Key provisions

The SBA must issue rules regarding disclosures for cancelled federal contract solicitations.
Agencies must justify cancellations and provide information on potential reissues.
Agencies must establish procedures for referring small businesses to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
Disclosure information must be publicly available on a government-wide portal.
The bill amends the Small Business Act to clarify the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

Who is affected

Small businesses
Federal agencies
The Small Business Administration
Contractors
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization offices

Notable changes

Requires agencies to provide justification for contract cancellations.
Establishes a formal process for small businesses to seek assistance after a contract is cancelled.

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Legislative history

2025-01-28House

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

2025-01-28

Introduced in House

2025-01-28

Introduced in House

2025-03-05House

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.

Passage without roll call

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6/3/2025HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
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6/3/2025Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
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Passage without roll call

6/3/2025HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
6/3/2025Voice vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session

H. R. 789

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

A BILL

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 generalNot 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)PublicationThe 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

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.Compliance with CUTGO

No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

HR 789

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