# 117-hr-7149: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act

117-hr-7149, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7149
- Congress: 117
- Title: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Introduced: 2022-03-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act The bill increases funding for and expands the disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services program of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The program provides training, assistance, and services to minority-owned small businesses to help them achieve proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for federal aid highway project contracts and subcontracts. Specifically, the bill (1) increases the annual funding cap for the program from $10 million to $25 million, and (2) authorizes DOT to implement the program at the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Aviation Administration so that small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals may achieve proficiency to compete for contracts and subcontracts regarding public transportation and airport projects.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2022-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7149 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7149)

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- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hr-8770: Expanding the VOTE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8770)
- [117-hres-1209: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1209)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hr-7062: Honoring Harriet Tubman Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7062)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7149 (as of 2025-11-18).