# 115-hr-6369: Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018

115-hr-6369, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6369
- Congress: 115
- Title: Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Introduced: 2018-07-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements for the award of sole source contracts (contracts awarded without a competitive process) to (1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, (3) economically disadvantaged small businesses owned and controlled by women, and (4) small business concerns owned and controlled by women in substantially underrepresented industries. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the policies and practices used by the Small Business Administration and other federal agencies to ensure that contracting officers are properly classifying sole-source contracts under procurement programs for businesses owned by women and disabled veterans in the Federal Procurement Data System.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2018-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1318: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6369 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6369)

## Related
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1318: Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1318)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
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