# 119-hr-3485: To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.

119-hr-3485, To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3485
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Removes the 8(a) program requirement that construction subcontracts be awarded inside the county or State where the work is performed.** This bill would repeal paragraph (11) of section 8(a) of the Small Business Act and thereby eliminate the statutory geographic-locality restriction on construction subcontract awards under the 8(a) program. The rest of the Small Business Act and the 8(a) program provisions remain unchanged.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More bidding for 8(a) construction work: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would end the rule that 8(a) construction subcontracts must stay in the county or State of the job. 8(a) construction subcontracts could be awarded to firms outside the local area. This could open more bidding and work options for small contractors. It would not change other 8…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3485 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3485)

## Related
- [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Constructi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5371)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3485 (as of 2026-04-21).