{"bill":{"id":"118-hr-8014","congress":118,"type":"HR","number":8014,"title":"Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2024-04-16","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M000687","fullName":"Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]","party":"D","state":"MD","district":7}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2024-06-12","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship."},"policyArea":"Commerce","subjects":["Government information and archives","Public contracts and procurement","Rule of law and government transparency","Small business"],"actions":[{"date":"2024-06-12","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-11","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-11","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3693)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-11","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3693)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-11","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8014.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-11","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3693-3695)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-11","text":"Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-04","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-04","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-539.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-06-04","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 118-539.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-16","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-04-16","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>Under the rules for&nbsp;such a solicitation, an agency must provide&nbsp;(1) a justification for the cancellation,&nbsp;(2) information about any plans to reissue the solicitation and any associated&nbsp;timeframes,&nbsp;and (3) information about any plans to include the requirements of the solicitation in another contract or task order of the agency.</p><p>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&nbsp;Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->","updateDate":"2025-05-27T14:14:32Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":721,"ts":"2026-04-15T14:36:00.230Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Transparency%20and%20Predictability%20in%20Small%20Business%20Opportunit"}]}}