# 116-hr-5146: Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

116-hr-5146, Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN); 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: 116-hr-5146
- Congress: 116
- Title: Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Introduced: 2019-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 This bill requires the past performance of a small business concern to be taken into account in certain situations. Specifically, when a small business previously participated in a joint venture, an agency's contracting officer must consider the past performance of the joint venture when evaluating the small business's offer for a prime contract. In addition, a small business that performed as a first-tier subcontractor for an agency contract may request that the prime contractor submit to a contracting agency a record of past performance, and the agency's contracting officer must consider such record when evaluating an offer by the small business for a prime contract.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7663: Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7481: RESTART Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5146 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5146)

## Related
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-7663: Protecting Access to Post-COVID–19 Telehealth Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7663)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7481: RESTART Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5146 (as of 2025-11-18).