To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration's mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, and for other purposes.
Encouraging Small Business Innovators
This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide an increase to the past performance rating of small business participants who served as mentors in the SBA mentor-protege program under the Small Business Innovation Reseach or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
This bill amends the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 to revise provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to promote the use of government-wide and other interagency contracts.
Became Public Law No: 115-232.
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-956, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-956, Part I.
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 744.
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8808-8810)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6368.
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 6368.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Chabot objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8820-8821)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 6 (Roll no. 400).(text: CR H8808)
Roll Call #400 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 389 - 6 (Roll no. 400). (text: CR H8808)
Roll Call #400 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.