H.R. 2804 · 119th Congress

Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026

Introduced on Apr 9, 2025 by Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7). 4 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 2, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 9, 2025
Cosponsors
4
1 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Inflation and prices
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Small business

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Nydia M. VelázquezD-NY-7Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 9, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Small Business.
  4. May 20, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 20, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
  6. Jul 2, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-719.
  7. Jul 2, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-719.
  8. Jul 2, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $171K reported (all issues)
  2. National Veteran Small Business Coalition5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  3. Women's Procurement Circle (Informal Coalition)4 reports
  4. GovCon Small Business Coalition (Informal Coalition)3 reports
  5. IFB Solutions3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  6. Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce3 reports
  7. HUBZone Contractors National Council2 reports
  8. American Cultural Resources Assn1 report
    $15K reported (all issues)
  9. American Society of Civil Engineers1 report
    $303.4K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS$360.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.1 report
    $17M reported (all issues)
  11. Dine Development Corporation1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  12. ITVAR Modernization Coalition (Informal Coalition)1 report
  13. NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND1 report
    Federal contractor: NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLIND$179M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. PRIDE Industries1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PRIDE INDUSTRIES$142.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. Skookum Educational Programs1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS$262.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. SourceAmerica1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SOURCEAMERICA$11.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  17. Women Veterans Business Coalition (Informal Coalition)1 report

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.