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Plain Language in Contracting Act
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Plain Language in Contracting Act This bill requires that notices of contracting opportunities for small businesses are written in a clear, concise, and accessible manner. Each notice also must comply with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which are applicable to publications and notices by federal agencies. The Small Business Administration must issue rules to implement these requirements.
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2026 · second_quarter · Small Business
Bid listing; Bid shopping; Small Business Payment for Performance Act; H.R.974, Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act; H.R. 787, Plain Language in Contracting Act; H.R.6855, White House Conference on Small Business (WHCSB) Act of 2025
Client expense: $216,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2395)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2395)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 787.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2395-2396)
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-34.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2026 · first_quarter · Small Business
Bid listing; Bid shopping; Small Business Payment for Performance Act; H.R.974, Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act; H.R. 787, Plain Language in Contracting Act; H.R.6855, White House Conference on Small Business (WHCSB) Act of 2025
Client expense: $195,922 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2025 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
Bid listing; Bid shopping; Small Business Payment for Performance Act; H.R.974, Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act; H.R. 787, Plain Language in Contracting Act
Client expense: $202,212 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2025 · third_quarter · Small Business
Bid listing; Bid shopping; Small Business Payment for Performance Act; H.R.974, Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act; H.R. 787, Plain Language in Contracting Act
Client expense: $76,945 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
2025 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2025 H.R. 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 H.R. 787, Plain Language in Contracting Act H.R. 798, Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act H.R. 936, Protect Small Business from Excessive Paperwork Act H.R. 1163/S. 495, Prove It Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1634, Think DIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act H.R. 1642, Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act S. 300, Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act (DLARA) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including loan forgiveness and repayment to loans for existing borrowers; opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P.L. 116-283)
Client expense: $19,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Referred To |
| January 28, 2025 |
| January 28, 2025 |