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.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 818 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 818
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new
small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Stauber (for himself, Mr. Cisneros, and Ms. Perez) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
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A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to new
small business entrants in the scorecard program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Procurement and
Utilization Reform Act of 2025'' or the ``SPUR Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO SCORECARD REQUIREMENTS.
Section 15(y) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(y)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following new subparagraph:
``(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.'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subparagraphs (B)
through (E) of paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs
(B) through (F) of paragraph (2)''; and
(3) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
``(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.''.
SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.
No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H740-742)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 818.
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR S749-750)
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): 384 - 25 (Roll no. 45). (text: CR H740)
Roll Call #45 (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)
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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.