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[H.R. 2804 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 624
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2804

                          [Report No. 119-719]

  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

                              July 2, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Case, and 
                         Mr. Williams of Texas

                              July 2, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                                9, 2025]


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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 2026''.

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.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each covered contract for 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--
                            ``(i) to obtain offers from two or more 
                        responsible small business concerns; and
                            ``(ii) to award such contract at a fair 
                        market price.
                    ``(B) Covered contract defined.--In this paragraph, 
                the term `covered contract' does not include a delivery 
                order or a task order.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 624

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2804

                          [Report No. 119-719]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                              July 2, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed