House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Increase Small Business Utilization Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 8, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 8, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6320.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VELAZQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 185, November 8, 2023, Page H5653):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which gives Congress the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation would clarify when federal agencies have to utilize small businesses during federal procurements.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 8, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 480 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6320, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/6320
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
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- H.R. 6455 (118th) Climate Displaced Persons Act
- H.R. 6567 (118th) Strengthening Capacity for Disaster Resilient Territories Act
- H.R. 8875 (118th) Texture Positive Act of 2024
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.