Passed House. Latest step, Feb 25, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The House passed it 384–25.All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 1 section of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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H.R. 818 would change 1 section of existing law, and would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as sent to the Senate (Feb 25, 2025).
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H.R. 818Bill
Sec. 2(1)Modifications to scorecard requirements2 changes
Sec. 2(2)Modifications to scorecard requirements1 change
Sec. 2(3)Modifications to scorecard requirements1 change
(y) Scorecard program for evaluating Federal agency compliance with small business contracting goals rewritten · Sec. 2(1), Sec. 2(2), Sec. 2(3) · see the words
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Sec. 3 Compliance with CUTGO
What the words would change: every change, in place (4)
Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.
(E) The number of new small business entrants, including new small business entrants that are small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small business concerns owned and controlled by women awarded prime contracts in each North American Industry Classification System code during the fiscal year, and a comparison to the number awarded prime contracts during the prior fiscal year, if available.
The bill says: by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph:
…and assign a score to a Federal agency, the Administrator shall base— (A) fifty percent of the score on the dollar value of prime contracts described in paragraph (2)(A); and (B) fifty percent of the score on the information provided in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2)subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (2), weighted in a manner determined by the Administrator to encourage the maximum practicable opportunity for the award of prime contracts and subcontracts to small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by…
The bill says: in paragraph (3), by striking "subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (2)" and inserting "subparagraphs (B) through (F) of paragraph (2)"; and
(6) Definitions.— In this subsection:(A) New small business entrant.— The term new small business entrant means a small business concern that—(i) has been awarded a prime contract by a Federal agency; and(ii) has not previously been awarded a prime contract by any Federal agency.(B) Scorecard.— The term scorecard means any summary using a rating system to evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency to meet goals established under subsection (g)(1)(B) that—(i) includes the measures described in paragraph (2); and(ii) assigns a score to each Federal agency evaluated.
The bill says: by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.
What it does
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Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 or the SPUR Act
This bill requires federal agencies to include on their annual scorecard for small business contracting the number of small businesses that receive a prime contract for the first time and are owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or small business concerns owned and controlled by women.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025).
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What has happened
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Feb 24, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 25 (Roll no. 45). (text: CR H740) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
Jan 28, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress