HR 787
Passed a chamber
Requires federal notices aimed at small businesses on the government-wide contracting website to be written in plain, clear language and to include key words so businesses can find them.
Official title: Plain Language in Contracting Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
28-JAN-2025
Referred
28-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
05-MAR-2025
Reported
24-MAR-2025
On the calendar
24-MAR-2025
Passed
03-JUN-2025
Senate
Received
04-JUN-2025
- Requires covered notices to be clear, concise, well-organized, and easy for small businesses to understand.
- Requires agencies to include key words in notice descriptions, to the maximum extent practicable, so businesses can find them on the single government-wide point of entry for contracts.
- Directs the Small Business Administration to issue implementing rules within 90 days of enactment.
- Authorizes no additional funds to carry out the requirements.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (28-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 03-JUN-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Small Business Committee (House)
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee (Senate)
Commerce
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