H.R. 818 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Feb 24, 2025. Received Feb 25, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTracks first-time small business federal contracts
Federal agencies keep scorecards that show how much work they give to small businesses. This bill says those scorecards need to include information about small businesses getting a prime contract (the main contract, not a subcontract) for the first time. Specifically, it tracks those owned by service-disabled veterans, businesses in underserved areas called HUBZones, businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people, and businesses owned by women.
How it affects you
Small business owners in these categories may benefit if this tracking helps federal agencies pay more attention to giving first-time contracts to minority-owned and women-owned businesses. The bill doesn't guarantee contracts will go to these businesses, but making the numbers visible in annual scorecards could encourage agencies to work harder at finding and supporting them.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025)
Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 or the SPUR Act
This bill requires federal agencies to include on their annual scorecard for small business contracting the number of small businesses that receive a prime contract for the first time and are owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or small business concerns owned and controlled by women.
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. 818
AN ACT
Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025
SPUR Act
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN-8) · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Commerce · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 25, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Feb 24, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 384–25
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 203 | 0 | 12 |
| Republicans | 181 | 25 | 11 |
25 members voted against most of their party: 25 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.