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Based on official legislative actions published by Congress.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Would remove federal contracting preferences for socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses.
Introduced April 27, 2026 by Senator Lee.
Would repeal or strike disadvantaged and women-owned provisions in Many statutes.
Amends the Small Business Act and related federal laws.
Has been referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
If enacted, federal contracting rules and programs that currently identify disadvantaged or women-owned small businesses would be changed, altering which firms are specifically eligible for targeted preferences under those statutes.
Federal small businesses designated as socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned businesses.
Introduced April 27, 2026, read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; no committee or floor votes recorded in the source.
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