Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2656 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2656

  To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2025

 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Booker) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, 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 ``Protecting Small Business 
Competitions Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF THE RULE OF TWO.

    Section 15(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) Rule of Two.--Each contract, task order, or delivery order 
for the purchase of goods or services that has an anticipated value 
greater than the simplified acquisition threshold shall be reserved for 
small business concerns when the contracting officer reasonably 
expects--
            ``(A) to obtain offers from 2 or more responsible small 
        business concerns; and
            ``(B) to award the contract, task order, or delivery order 
        at a fair market price.''.
                                 <all>