Congress·In Committee·S. 991

A bill to amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.

Small Business Construction: Removing Local Hiring Rules for Subcontractors

Mar 12, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced and sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.

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The bill has bipartisan support from senators representing states with unique geographic needs, but it must still clear the committee process and compete for time on the Senate floor.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 1407 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 1407 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill changes the Small Business Act to remove a rule about where construction work happens. Currently, certain small businesses must hire subcontractors from the same county or state as the project.
By removing this rule, small businesses in the federal 8(a) program can hire the most qualified subcontractors from anywhere in the country. This helps when there are not enough local workers with the right skills for a specific job.
The change is intended to make federal construction projects more efficient. It allows companies to avoid delays that happen when they are forced to look for help only in a very small geographic area.
This is particularly important for projects in remote or rural areas where specialized construction talent might not live nearby. It gives small business owners more flexibility to manage their teams and budgets.

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Milestones

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Mar 12, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Mar 12, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

A bill to amend the Small Business Act to eliminate certain requirements relating to the award of construction subcontracts within the county or State of performance.

Bill NumberS 991

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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D: 1R: 1

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