Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
This bill repeals paragraph (11) of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), removing statutory requirements that relate to awarding construction subcontracts within the county or State of contract performance. It is a single, targeted statutory change eliminating those geographic subcontracting requirements.
Liberals emphasize protecting local/disadvantaged small businesses
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive statutory change that is very specific about the legal action (repeal of a named paragraph) but sparse on contextual, fiscal, transitional, and oversight detail.
This bill repeals paragraph (11) of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), removing statutory requirements that relate to awarding construction subcontracts within the county or State of contract performance.
It is a single, targeted statutory change eliminating those geographic subcontracting requirements.
Limited, technical reform with modest controversy; plausible in committee but faces stakeholder pushback and competing priorities.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive statutory change that is very specific about the legal action (repeal of a named paragraph) but sparse on contextual, fiscal, transitional, and oversight detail.
Liberals emphasize protecting local/disadvantaged small businesses
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Liberals emphasize protecting local/disadvantaged small businesses
Likely skeptical or opposed.
They would see the repeal as removing protections that channel construction subcontract dollars to local and disadvantaged small businesses.
They may acknowledge potential efficiency gains but worry about harms to local economies and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
Cautiously open but practical: sees administrative relief and potential savings, but wants evidence local firms won't be unfairly displaced.
Wants measured safeguards, reporting, or a pilot before broad application.
Generally favorable.
Views repeal as deregulatory, reducing federal micromanagement of subcontract awards and allowing market-based selection of subcontractors across jurisdictions.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
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Limited, technical reform with modest controversy; plausible in committee but faces stakeholder pushback and competing priorities.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize protecting local/disadvantaged small businesses
Limited, technical reform with modest controversy; plausible in committee but faces stakeholder pushback and competing priorities.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive statutory change that is very specific about the legal action (repeal of a named paragraph) but sparse on contextual, fiscal, transi…
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