Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2804 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2804

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2025

Ms. Velazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
                      Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL

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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Small Business
Competitions Act of 2025''.

SEC. 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.''.
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