3.0.0 4929 2023-01-11T13:16:22Z 2023-01-11T13:16:22Z House H HR 2010-03-24 111 hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing hssm23 Contracting and Infrastructure Subcommittee Referred to 2010-03-24T15:12:25Z Referred to 2010-03-24T14:03:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-03-24T14:03:48Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-03-24T14:03:47Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-03-24T14:03:46Z 2010-03-24 hssm23 Contracting and Infrastructure Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology . Committee 2010-03-24 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2010-03-24 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2010-03-24 Referred to House Financial Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2010-03-24 Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-24 Referred to House Small Business IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2010-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-03-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2010-04-22 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2010-04-22 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2010-04-22 False Commerce Building construction Employment and training programs Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Income tax credits Infrastructure development Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small business Commerce 00 2010-03-24 Introduced in House 2011-07-27T12:33:19Z Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of 2010 - Requires a federal department or agency, to the extent practicable, to award to a small business each acquisition contract of more than $3,000 and less than $500,000 (eligible contract). Authorizes a federal department or agency to award an eligible contract to a small business if at least one small business submits a contract offer. Requires federal contracting officers to provide a determination of and reasons for not awarding an eligible contract to a small business.

Amends the Small Business Act to allow an otherwise-qualifying individual with a net worth of less than $1.5 million to participate in the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Program of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Redefines the terms "bundled contracts" and "bundling of contract requirements" for purposes of small business participation in federal procurement contracts. Increases federal small business procurement contracting goals. Requires the withholding of specified contract amounts to contractors who fail to award a specified percentage of its subcontracts to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend through FY2011 an SBA program to provide deferred loans to small businesses that have a qualifying loan and are experiencing immediate financial hardship.

Requires the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to establish the Minority Business Development Program to assist minority businesses with technical assistance, loan guarantees, and contract procurement assistance. Authorizes the Director to: (1) enter into agreements to provide set-aside contracting opportunities to minority businesses; and (2) terminate a minority business from the Program for specified violations.

Requires the National Director of the MBDA to establish a database to assist prime contractors in identifying historically disadvantaged firms for subcontracting.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a minimum percentage of construction work hours to be performed by targeted workers (workers whose families have incomes of no more than 200% of federal poverty guidelines) under contracts for facilities and infrastructure construction and rehabilitation funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by the federal government in FY2011. Requires the utilization of apprenticeship programs for such workers. Expresses the sense of Congress urging participation in such contracts by socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011: (1) the new markets tax credit national limitation of $5 billion; and (2) empowerment zone designations.

]]> Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of 2010 Display Title Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act to ensure that certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses, to enhance services to small businesses that are disadvantaged, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of 2010 Introduced in House 2010-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4929ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4929ih.xml 2010-03-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology . text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.