# 116-hr-7320: To amend the Small Business Act to require equitable adjustments to certain construction contracts, and for other purposes.

116-hr-7320, To amend the Small Business Act to require equitable adjustments to certain construction contracts, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7320
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the Small Business Act to require equitable adjustments to certain construction contracts, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2020-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill allows a small business performing a construction contract awarded by a federal agency to request an equitable adjustment if the agency's contracting officer directs a change in the work that is within the general scope of the contract without the agreement of the small business. The agency must provide the small business with an interim partial payment to cover additional costs resulting from such a change, and the small business must pay a first tier subcontractor or supplier the portion of the partial payment that is attributable to additional costs incurred due to the change.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7320 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7320)

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- [116-hr-7632: Defund Cities that Defund the Police Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7632)
- [116-hr-7552: PREPARE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7552)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7320 (as of 2025-11-18).