S. 196: Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013

Introduced:
Jan 31, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Status:
Referred to Committee
See Instead:

S. 259 (same title)
Referred to Committee — Feb 07, 2013

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 31, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 31, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 31, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

29% chance of getting past committee.
6% chance of being enacted.

Only 12% of Senate bills made it past committee and only 2% were enacted in 2011–2013. [ methodology]

Cosponsors
none
Committees

Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship

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Full Title

A bill to assure equity in contracting between the Federal Government and small business concerns, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jan 31, 2013.
4 pages

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1/31/2013--Introduced.
Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 - Increases from:
(1) 23% to 25% the government-wide small business procurement contract goal, and
(2) 5% to 10% the government-wide procurement goal for small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned businesses.
Limits the number of categories for which a small business may qualify under such goals.
Requires, for purposes of such goals, the total value of all prime contracts for a fiscal year to include the value of each contract awarded, regardless of whether it was awarded as the result of unrestricted competition or any determination by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to the potential for a small business to perform the contract or a subcontract.
Directs the Administrator to consult with the heads of other federal agencies to develop and implement standards for procurement officers to take into consideration the past compliance of potential contractors with small business subcontracting goals when making contract awards.

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