Plain Language in Contracting Act passed the House 126 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 28, 2025
ReportedMar 5, 2025
Passed one chamberJun 3, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 61 words.
Plain Language in Contracting Act This bill requires that notices of contracting opportunities for small businesses are written in a clear, concise, and accessible manner. Each notice also must comply with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which are applicable to publications and notices by federal agencies. The Small Business Administration must issue rules to implement these requirements.
Context
- Committees
- House Small Business Committee
Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee - Policy area
- Commerce: 44 of 2,416 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 47 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 278 words
- Subjects
- Public contracts and procurementSmall business
- Latest action
- Jun 4, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]