Small Business Contracting Transparency Act of 2024

Timeline

1. May 23, 2024
   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
2. May 23, 2024
   Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Shaheen with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
3. May 23, 2024
   Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Shaheen with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
4. May 22, 2024
   Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
5. Mar 20, 2024
   Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-383.
6. Mar 19, 2024
   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
7. Mar 19, 2024
   Introduced in Senate

Cosponsors

• Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] R-LA

In the News

• Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – April 2026 - The Library of Congress (.gov)
• Two Bills to Become Law; Lots of Ongoing Work - The Fulcrum
• Wait almost over, as SBIR nears reauthorization - BioWorld News
• House, Senate pass bill to reauthorize federal SBIR and STTR programs - Biomass Magazine
• Congress Vote: The House has passed S. 3971 - Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act - Quiver Quantitative
• House passes 5-year reauthorization to fund small business tech programs - FedScoop
• Congress Vote: The House Has Passed S. 3971 - Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act - Moomoo
• BGOV Bill Analysis: S. 3971, Restart Small Business R&D Programs - Bloomberg Government News
• Is Congress Finally Reauthorizing SBIR/STTR—and What’s Changing? - Inside Government Contracts
• Ranking Member Markey Advances Legislation to Reopen Small Business Innovation Programs, Secures Wins for Massachusetts Innovators - U.S. Senate (.gov)