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H.R. 5977

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5977, the Common Repository for Small Businesses Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 7, 2025 by Rep. Derek Schmidt (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 5977 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5977/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5977 IH: Common Repository for Small Businesses Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-07
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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. 5977  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 7, 2025   Mr. Schmidt  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To require the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to establish a repository of supplier information to facilitate the qualification of suppliers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Common Repository for Small Businesses Act  .
2.
Common repository for supplier information
(a)
In general
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall establish a repository of information commonly required for the initial vetting by the Department of Defense of contractors applying to be qualified to supply products or services to the Department.
(b)
Coordinated efforts
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy shall develop the repository required under subsection (a) in conjunction with or as part of other efforts of an Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of Defense to provide market research, supply chain resiliency, cybersecurity, and secure cloud tools to entities furnishing procurement technical assistance under  chapter 388  of title 10, United States Code, and small manufacturers.
(c)
Cooperative agreement
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy may enter into a public-private partnership or cooperative agreement with one or more contractors of the Department of Defense in establishing the repository required by subsection (a) if the Assistant Secretary determines that such repository—
(1)
would reduce duplicative efforts or reduce the time spent by potential suppliers in providing similar information to multiple prime contractors; or
(2)
would streamline or reduce the cost of a prime contractor qualifying a supplier for products or services to be provided to the Department.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to establish a repository of supplier information to facilitate the qualification of suppliers, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Derek Schmidt (R) sponsors H.R. 5977 alone.

Derek Schmidt

Rep. · R–KS-2 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 5977 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5977 has taken 2 actions since Nov 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 5977 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5977 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Common Repository for Small Businesses Act — Display Title
  • Common Repository for Small Businesses Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to establish a repository of supplier information to facilitate the qualification of suppliers, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5977 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5977’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr5977/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime 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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com