H.R. 1873 · 110th Congress

Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act

Stage
Passed a chamber
Sponsor
Bruce Braley
Introduced
2007-04-17
Latest action
2007-05-11 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Action history

  1. 2007-05-11Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
  2. 2007-05-10Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. 2007-05-10On passage Passed by recorded vote: 409 - 13 (Roll no. 323).
  4. 2007-05-10On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 209 - 216 (Roll no. 322).
  5. 2007-05-10DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the English motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 1873. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to allow small businesses who can demonstrate that it is adversely affected by expiring tax incentives will be considered as economically disadvantage businesses.
  6. 2007-05-10Mr. English (PA) moved to recommit with instructions to Small Business.
  7. 2007-05-10The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
  8. 2007-05-10The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1873.
  9. 2007-05-10Considered as unfinished business.
  10. 2007-05-10UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
  11. 2007-05-10The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1873.
  12. 2007-05-10Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1873 as unfinished business.
  13. 2007-05-10On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
  14. 2007-05-10Ms. Velazquez moved that the Committee rise.
  15. 2007-05-10DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment No. 8.
  16. 2007-05-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment No. 7.
  17. 2007-05-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wynn amendment.
  18. 2007-05-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch (VT) amendment.
  19. 2007-05-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Bean amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
  20. 2007-05-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bean amendment.
  21. 2007-05-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Shuler amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
  22. 2007-05-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shuler amendment.
  23. 2007-05-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Reyes amendment.
  24. 2007-05-09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sestak amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
  25. 2007-05-09DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 383, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sestak amendment, as modified.