{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-789","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":789,"title":"Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-28","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"L000606","fullName":"Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]","party":"D","state":"NY","district":16}],"cosponsorsCount":3,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-06-04","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":"2025-06-04","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":"2025-06-03","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 789.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2396-2398)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-24","text":"Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-05","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-28","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-28","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-28","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;time frames,&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>","updateDate":"2025-10-09T00:06:27Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":495,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:48:05.181Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Transparency%20and%20Predictability%20in%20Small%20Business%20Opportunit"}]}}