Extended Opportunity for Small Disadvantaged Businesses Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9509.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. VELAQUEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 139, September 9, 2024, Page H5098):
  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: Would amend the timelines for small businesses participating in the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 9, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9509, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9509

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 16, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 16, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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