Plain English
GovGreed Synthesis · 2025-06-04
Plain Language in Contracting Act This bill requires that notices of contracting opportunities for small businesses are written in a clear, concise, and accessible manner. Each notice also must comply with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which are applicable to publications and notices by federal agencies. The Small Business Administration must issue rules to implement these requirements.
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2025-06-04
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
2025-06-03
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2395)
2025-06-03
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-06-03
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 787.
2025-06-03
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2395-2396)
2025-06-03
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-06-03
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2395)
2025-03-24
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23.
2025-03-24
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-34.
2025-03-24
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-34.
Full Bill Text
119 HR 787 EH: Plain Language in Contracting Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 787 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Plain Language in Contracting Act . 2. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns (a) In general Each covered notice shall be written in a manner— (1) such that a small business concern can easily understand the intent of the covered notice; and (2) that— (A) is clear, concise, and well-organized; and (B) to the maximum extent practicable, follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field of the covered notice and the intended audience of the covered notice. (b) Inclusion of key words in covered notices Each covered notice shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the description of the covered notice such that a small business concern seeking contract opportunities using the single, Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, can easily identify and understand such covered notice. (c) Rulemaking Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules to carry out this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered notice The term covered notice means a notice pertaining to small business concerns published by a Federal agency on the single Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Small Business Act definitions The terms Federal agency and small business concern have the meanings given those terms, respectively, in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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