# 119-hr-5977: Common Repository for Small Businesses Act

119-hr-5977, Common Repository for Small Businesses Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5977
- Congress: 119
- Title: Common Repository for Small Businesses Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a centralized supplier information repository** that would let the Department of Defense collect commonly requested vetting data in one place to cut duplicate paperwork and speed supplier qualification. The Assistant Secretary for Industrial Base Policy would have to set it up within 90 days of enactment and could partner with industry to build it if that reduces duplicative effort or supplier qualification time. - Potential suppliers. Would spend less time submitting the same information to multiple prime contractors because commonly required vetting data would be stored in one repository. - Prime contractors. Would face lower time and administrative costs to qualify suppliers when they use the shared repository. - Small manufacturers and procurement technical assistance recipients. The repository would be developed alongside the DoD Office of Small Business Programs and aligned with market research, supply chain resilience, cybersecurity, and secure cloud tools to support these groups.

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-stop info for Defense suppliers: benefit, low. This bill would require the Defense Department to create a central supplier information repository. It would hold common vetting details and link to small-business tools for research, supply chain, cybersecurity, and secure cloud. It must be set up within 90 days after enactment. Businesses could s…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act
- 119-hr-10293: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5977 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5977)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2619: No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2619)
- [119-hr-10293: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10293)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5977 (as of 2026-04-21).