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House vote: H.R. 3867 // October 30, 2007

Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act

Sponsor: NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)

Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act - Title I: Ensuring Government Contract Opportunities for Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-Disabled Veterans - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) permit agencies to enter into contracts with a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran without first ensuring that there is only one company can perform a contract; and (2) allow contracting officers to decide whether or not to set aside contracts where at least two underutilized business zone (HUBZone) qualified companies could compete for the contract. (Sec.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

240 votes, representing 122,228,128 people53.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

177 votes, representing 96,030,029 people42.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon24053.8%
YeaLost17742.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%