To reauthorize the programs and activities of the Small Business Administration relating to procurement, and for other purposes.

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Committee Hearings Held.

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for a period ending not later than May 4, 2007 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(m), rule X.

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-111, Part II.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 383 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1873 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1873 as unfinished business.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the English motion to recommit with instructions on H.R. 1873. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to allow small businesses who can demonstrate that it is adversely affected by expiring tax incentives will be considered as economically disadvantage businesses.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Rule H. Res. 383 passed House.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 409 - 13 (Roll no. 323).