# 117-hr-8273: Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2022

117-hr-8273, Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2022, is a 117th 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: 117-hr-8273
- Congress: 117
- Title: Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced: 2022-07-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2022 This bill allows a small business that is awarded a construction contract by a federal agency to request an equitable adjustment if the agency's contracting officer directs a change in the contract's performance 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 (3)

- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act
- 117-hr-3183: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8273 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8273)

## Related
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-3183: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3183)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8273 (as of 2025-11-18).