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<title>Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr226v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-07-24">
<action-date>2019-01-09</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revises the Small Business Administration's reporting requirements to the President and to Congress on procurement contracts to include spending data&nbsp;in each best in class designation (highest current&nbsp;industry performance level)&nbsp;and the number of and total contract amounts&nbsp;awarded to&nbsp;(1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by women, (3) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and (4) small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically&nbsp;disadvantaged individuals.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr226v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-07-24">
<action-date>2019-01-03</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revises the Small Business Administration's reporting requirements to the President and to Congress on procurement contracts to include spending data&nbsp;in each best in class designation (highest current&nbsp;industry performance level)&nbsp;and the number of and total contract amounts&nbsp;awarded to&nbsp;(1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by women, (3) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and (4) small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically&nbsp;disadvantaged individuals.</p>]]></summary-text>
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