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119-hr-8511119th CongressWALLET

Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act

Sponsored By: Representative Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would end race, ethnicity, and sex-based preferences in federal contracting and procurement. It would replace many disadvantaged and women-owned set-asides with a single "small business" standard and require agencies to update rules quickly.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 3 mixed.

Remove disadvantaged references in finance programs

If enacted, this bill would remove disadvantaged and women-owned references from Export-Import Bank rules. It would repeal the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 and delete two CARES Act paragraphs. These changes would end some targeted financial support and reporting for those groups.

Changes to DOT and airport contracting

If enacted, this bill would lower the Airport Improvement Program written assurance target from 10% to 5%. It would also change DOT law to stop using "minority and disadvantaged business" labels and instead name "small business" and "qualified HUBZone" firms.

End demographic preferences in contracting

If enacted, this bill would bar agencies from considering race, ethnicity, or sex when awarding federal contracts. It would remove law language that named disadvantaged- and women-owned firms and use a single "small business" standard. Agency heads would have 60 days to submit proposed rule changes and 180 days to finish rulemaking.

Veteran priority for Rescue Plan funds

If enacted, this bill would change some American Rescue Plan small-business programs to favor veteran-owned firms instead of woman-owned firms. Veteran-owned small businesses would get priority when applying under those ARPA-funded programs.

Repeal two narrow statutory sections

If enacted, this bill would repeal Section 155 of the 2005 Consolidated Appropriations Act and section 3021 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. The repeals would remove those specific statutory authorities and affect entities that relied on them.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]

WI • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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