S. 2172 · 112th Congress
Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012
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Brown6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to: (1) remove the requirement that the woman or women owning such business be economically disadvantaged, (2)…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 7, 2012
Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to: (1) remove the requirement that the woman or women owning such business be economically disadvantaged, (2) remove contract award price limits, and (3) allow a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to such a business under the same conditions as such a contract may be awarded to a qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small business.
Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) periodically conduct a study to identify any U.S. industry in which women are underrepresented; and (2) every five years, report study results to the congressional small business committees.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012
Latest action (Mar 7, 2012): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1462)
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 7, 2012
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.