3.0.0 787 2026-09-08T18:08:35Z 2026-09-08T18:08:35Z House H HR 2025-01-28 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/787 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaLOTA:H.R. 787.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H407]]]> sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-06-04T18:30:20Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Reported By 2025-03-24T20:42:44Z Markup By 2025-03-05T14:02:57Z Referred To 2025-01-28T16:03:50Z H. Rept. 119-34 2025-06-04 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2025-06-03 15:40:56 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:40:52 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2395) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:40:52 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-03 15:32:23 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 787. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:32:21 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2395-2396) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-06-03 15:32:09 Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions 2025-03-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-34. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2025-03-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-34. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssm00 Small Business Committee 2025-03-05 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0. Committee 2025-03-05 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2025-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000598 Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] Nick LaLota R NY 1 N T000491 Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] Derek Tran D CA 45 2025-01-28 True T000488 Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] Shri Thanedar D MI 13 2025-01-28 True G000604 Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] Maggie Goodlander D NH 2 2025-03-04 False 2025-04-07T20:15:00Z H.R. 787, Plain Language in Contracting Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61313 As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 24, 2025 Commerce Public contracts and procurement 2025-03-19T13:00:31Z Small business 2025-03-19T13:00:38Z Commerce 2025-03-07T15:04:24Z 00 2025-01-28 Introduced in House 2025-05-29T13:55:48Z 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.

]]> Plain Language in Contracting Act Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns, and for other purposes. 2026-07-11T11:13:28Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Plain Language in Contracting Act 2025-06-07T04:23:19Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Plain Language in Contracting Act 2025-06-05T07:53:15Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Plain Language in Contracting Act 2025-03-25T07:38:18Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 Plain Language in Contracting Act 2025-03-05T05:08:23Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Plain Language in Contracting Act 2025-03-05T05:08:17Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns, and for other purposes. 2025-03-05T05:03:40Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr787rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr787rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr787eh/xml/BILLS-119hr787eh.xml Reported in House 2025-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr787rh/xml/BILLS-119hr787rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr787ih/xml/BILLS-119hr787ih.xml 2025-06-04 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 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.