Bill · H.R. 7076· House(119-HR-7076)
To require the Secretary of Defense to report on certain contracts and awards to small business concerns, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 1/14/2026
- Last activity
- 1/14/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Sponsored by
- Hillary Scholten
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study regarding contracts and awards given to small business concerns. The study focuses on contracts with a value at or below the simplified acquisition threshold. Through the Office of Small Business Programs, the Secretary will review if the Department of Defense is ensuring full consideration of requirements related to these small businesses. A report containing the results of this study must be submitted to specific House and Senate committees within 180 days. This report will include dollar amounts, contract types, reasons for not setting aside contracts, and any identified trends. Finally, the report must include recommendations for changes to ensure small business requirements are met.
Yes
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill aims to ensure small business owners receive their required share of Department of Defense contracts.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill directs a study to ensure the Department of Defense is properly applying requirements to set aside contracts for small businesses.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill mandates a report detailing contract types, dollar amounts, and reasons why set-asides were not utilized.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accountability for Small Business Consideration: Section 1(a) requires a study to determine if the Department of Defense is ensuring full application of requirements relating to small business concerns, which could lead to better treatment of these entities.
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Improved Transparency of Government Spending: Section 1(b)(1) requires a report on the total dollar amount of contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, including the percentage and aggregate amount awarded to small businesses.
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Identification of Barriers for Small Businesses: Section 1(b)(2) and (3) require an overview of products or services not awarded to small businesses and the reasons why contracts may not have been set aside for them, which helps identify why small businesses are being missed.
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Correction of Patterns of Mismanagement: Section 1(b)(4) requires the identification of trends or patterns where contracts were awarded to entities that are not small businesses when they should have been subject to set-aside requirements.
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Actionable Policy Improvements: Section 1(b)(5) requires recommendations for changes to statute, regulation, policy, or guidance to ensure full consideration of requirements to set aside contracts for small business concerns.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the text of the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- 1/14/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in House
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