# 119-hr-3953: SBIR/STTR Website Improvement Act

119-hr-3953, SBIR/STTR Website Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3953
- Congress: 119
- Title: SBIR/STTR Website Improvement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Detailed public reporting of subcontracted research institutions**. This bill would require the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to publish names, locations, and institution types for subcontracted research partners and to add precise higher education classifications to their public databases within one year.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More detail on small-business R&D awards: benefit, low. This bill would expand the public database for small-business R&D awards. It would show each subcontracted research institution’s name, location, and type (college, nonprofit, or federal lab). For colleges, it would note if they are in key federal categories, like Hispanic-serving, Tribal, Predomin…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3953 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3953)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3376)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3953 (as of 2026-04-21).