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H.R. 2804

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 2804, the Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 9, 2025 by Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 2, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.

Record

Text

H.R. 2804 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb2804/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2804 IH: Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-09
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2804  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 9, 2025   Ms. Velázquez  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Small Business    A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025  .
2.
Codification of the Rule of Two
Section 15(j) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(j) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(4)
Rule of Two
Each contract, task order, or delivery order for the purchase of goods or services that has an anticipated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold shall be reserved for small business concerns when the contracting officer reasonably expects—
(A)
to obtain offers from two or more responsible small business concerns; and
(B)
to award such contract, task order, or delivery order at a fair market price.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D) sponsors H.R. 2804, and 4 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 2804 went before 1 committee: Small Business.

Small Business
Small Business
Reported By · Jul 2, 2026 · 81 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2804, the latest H. Rept. 119-719.

Actions

H.R. 2804 has taken 6 actions since Apr 9, 2025, the latest on Jul 2, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 2, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-719.Small Business Committee
Jul 2, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.
May 20, 2026
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldSmall Business Committee
May 20, 2026
House
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.Small Business Committee
Apr 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House

Votes

H.R. 2804 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2804.

Titles

H.R. 2804 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Rule of Two, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2804, the latest on Jul 29, 2026.

Lobbying

17 clients hired 11 firms and 119 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2804 in 37 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Small Business, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Veterans, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Education.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS COALITIONNon-profit advocates for Veteran Owned and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small BusinessesDistrict of Columbia15$120K
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
WOMEN'S PROCUREMENT CIRCLE (INFORMAL COALITION)Advocacy coalitionDistrict of Columbia14—
IFB SOLUTIONSProvides training, employment, and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.North Carolina13$60K
GOVEVOLVEITVirginia13$40K
GOVCON SMALL BUSINESS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)Informal coalition to promote the success of growing small businesses.District of Columbia13—
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEChamber of commerceMaryland13—
HUBZONE CONTRACTORS NATIONAL COUNCILAssociation for HUBZone companiesVirginia12—
DINE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONInformation technology, engineering, and professional services companyArizona11$30K
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLINDEmployment for people who are blindVirginia11$30K
PRIDE INDUSTRIESsupply chain and facilities managementCalifornia11$10K
SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSNonprofitWashington11$10K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS—District of Columbia11—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—
ITVAR MODERNIZATION COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)Informal coalition to promote the importance of IT Value-Added Resellers (ITVARs)District of Columbia11—
SOURCEAMERICA—Virginia11—
WOMEN VETERANS BUSINESS COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)Informal CoalitionDistrict of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC717$40K
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION15—
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES15$120K
FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP13$60K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS11—
ATRIO CONSULTING GROUP, LLC11$30K
BRUMIDI GROUP11$30K
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.11$10K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—
SKOOKUM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS (FKA TESSERA)11$10K
SOURCEAMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 119.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ELIZABETH SULLIVAN1717
AMELIA EMMETT1515
ANN SULLIVAN1513
CHRISTOPHER ALSUP125
JENNIFER CAVE115
JOHN FURTH115
MADHUMITHA THYAGARAJAN115
MICHAEL SHUPP115
TODD MCCRACKEN115
ROBERT EMMETT134
JOSH ANDREWS113
MATTHEW ABDIFAR113
RACHEL GREY113
REED WESTCOTT113
ABELARDO TORRES111
ADAM SULEWSKI111
ALEXA BRANSON111
ALICIA EPSTEIN111
AMANDA MAYS111
ANDREA PORWOLL111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERSAMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS2026 second_quarter$303.4K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
DINE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONATRIO CONSULTING GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
SOURCEAMERICASOURCEAMERICA2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS COALITIONVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES FOR THE BLINDBRUMIDI GROUP2026 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS COALITIONVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
IFB SOLUTIONSFAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS COALITIONVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
IFB SOLUTIONSFAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
IFB SOLUTIONSFAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
GOVEVOLVEMADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS COALITIONVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS COALITIONVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$16K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$15K1st Quarter - Report
GOVEVOLVEMADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2804 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2804’s is Commerce.

hr2804/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2804 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Inflation and prices to Small business.

hr2804/subjects.txt
Inflation and pricesPublic contracts and procurementSmall business

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2804, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 2804.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,gives Congress the power to make all Laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1564]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com