H.R. 789 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jun 3, 2025. Received Jun 4, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryReveals why cancelled small business contracts were scrapped
The bill requires the Small Business Administration to create rules that make federal agencies explain why they cancelled contract opportunities that small businesses were eligible to bid on. When a solicitation is cancelled, agencies would have to share why it was cancelled, whether they plan to reissue it and when, and whether they'll roll those requirements into a different contract instead. If an agency doesn't plan to reissue the contract, the SBA would help connect the small business that bid on it with other similar opportunities.
How it affects you
Small business owners who bid on federal contracts would gain clarity about why opportunities disappear and what happens next, rather than being left in the dark. This helps them understand whether to expect a reissue of a contract or whether to look elsewhere for similar work. Most other people wouldn't be directly affected.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025)
Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue rules for disclosing information about federal contract solicitations for which small businesses were eligible and that were issued and cancelled.
Under the rules for such a solicitation, an agency must provide (1) a justification for the cancellation, (2) information about any plans to reissue the solicitation and any associated time frames, and (3) information about any plans to include the requirements of the solicitation in another contract or task order of the agency.
Additionally, for such solicitations that an agency does not intend to reissue, the SBA must provide procedures for the agency to refer a small business that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 789
AN ACT
Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act
Sponsor: Rep. George Latimer (D-NY-16) · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Commerce · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 4, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.”