3.0.0 2485 2024-07-24T15:22:57Z 2024-07-24T15:22:57Z House H HR 2023-04-06 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:H.R. 2485.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OFCONGRESS CLAUSE 18The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper forThe single subject of this legislation is:The purpose of the bill is regarding federally-assistedtransportation contracting opportunities.[Page H1710]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2023-04-07T19:42:53Z Referred to 2023-04-06T15:01:05Z 2023-04-07 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2023-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 N L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] BARBARA LEE D CA 12 2023-04-06 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2023-04-06 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2023-04-06 True G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2023-04-06 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2023-04-06 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-04-06 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2023-04-13 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2023-05-02 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2023-06-16 False F000468 Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 2023-07-13 False Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2023-04-17T21:15:18Z 00 2023-04-06 Introduced in House 2024-04-03T14:08:50Z Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Entrepreneurs Act

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and recipients of assistance from the program to analyze and report on the program. The DBE program seeks to offer small disadvantaged businesses (i.e., certified as owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals) a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts.

The bill requires

  • the DBE liaison officers to track and provide an analysis of all efforts to expand knowledge of services and opportunities available (e.g., minimum outreach, training, and online development support) to non-certified and certified DBEs to increase an enterprise's ability to compete for, and perform on, federally funded transportation contracts;
  • DOT to publicly post online a searchable and exportable version of the Uniform Report of DBE Awards/ Commitments and Payments for each state; and
  • DOT to submit an annual report to Congress on the DBE program.
]]> Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Entrepreneurs Act Display Title 45 Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Entrepreneurs Act 2024-07-24T15:22:57Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Expanding Opportunities for Diverse Entrepreneurs Act 2024-05-24T13:41:11Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require certain recipients of funds for disadvantaged business enterprises to provide an analysis of efforts to expand opportunities available to disadvantaged business enterprises to participate in the DBE program. 2024-03-18T20:35:58Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2485ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2485ih.xml 2023-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 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.