HR10622Referred to Committee

PROMISE for Small Businesses Act

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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-09-28
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Pablo José Hernández
Pablo José Hernández
Democrat · PR · Representative
Votes with party: 100.0% (80 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

2026-09-28

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10622 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10622 To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator to conduct compliance reviews for subcontracting plans, submit a report on subcontracting plans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2026 Mr. Hernandez (for himself and Mr. Cisneros) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator to conduct compliance reviews for subcontracting plans, submit a report on subcontracting plans, 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 ``Prime Review and Oversight to Maximize Implementation of Subcontracting Expectations for Small Businesses Act'' or the ``PROMISE for Small Businesses Act''. SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE REVIEWS FOR SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. (a) In General.--Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(18) For each Federal agency, the Administrator shall evaluate not less than 10 percent of contracts entered into for a fiscal year for compliance with the subcontracting plan required for such contract under paragraph (4) or (5). The Administrator shall ensure that various types of contracts and subcontracting plans are evaluated pursuant to this paragraph.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(d)(11)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(11)(C)) is amended by inserting ``subject to paragraph (18),'' before ``evaluate''. SEC. 3. REPORT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. Section 10 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Additional Requirements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: ``(1) For each contract evaluated under section 8(d) of this Act, a description (disaggregated by Federal agency) of the extent to which the contractor for such contract complied with such plan. ``(2) Efforts made, including the number of compliance reviews conducted, by the Administrator to enhance understanding of noncompliance of such contractors with applicable subcontracting plans. ``(3) Any additional actions, including additional compliance reviews or reviews of subcontracting plans, undertaken by the Administrator with respect to such contractors.''. <all>
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