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House vote: H.R. 190 // January 16, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass

Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019

Sponsor: Roger Marshall (R-KS)

, contracts awarded without a competitive process). Under current law, option years in the award price for such contracts limit their dollar award threshold. Specifically, the bill revises requirements for the award of these contracts to (1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, (3) economically disadvantaged small businesses owned and controlled by women, and (4) small businesses owned and controlled by women in substantially underrepresented industries.

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

Won the vote · Yea

415 votes, representing 242,513,608 people95.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

6 votes, representing 3,740,831 people1.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% 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
YeaWon41595.2%
NayLost61.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%