To establish requirements relating to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
WOSB Accountability Act
This bill requires that only women-owned small businesses that have been certified by a federal agency, state government, or national certifying entity approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) are included when calculating whether a federal agency has met its contracting goals with respect to such businesses during a fiscal year.
Certain self-certified, women-owned small businesses that have filed an application for certification are deemed to have been certified until the SBA or national certifying entity makes a determination with respect to the certification of such business.
The SBA must provide a briefing each quarter about specified aspects of the process of certifying women-owned small businesses and implementing the requirements of the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-37.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 26.
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2393-2395)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1816.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2393-2394)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2393-2394)
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.