Sponsor
Glenn Grothman
Representative · R-WI
Representative · R-WI
The bill simplifies and clarifies procurement rules and prioritizes HUBZone firms, trading off explicit statutory support, reporting, and numeric participation goals that currently help women- and socially/economically disadvantaged businesses gain and track access to federal contracts.
Federal agencies, contractors, and small businesses will face simpler, clearer procurement rules and less prescriptive reporting, lowering administrative burden and ambiguity across federal contracting.
HUBZone-qualified small businesses (including firms in rural or historically underutilized areas) will be prioritized for certain federal contracts, increasing potential opportunities for those firms.
Small businesses and government contractors who prefer race/ethnicity/sex-neutral procurement will compete on a purely merit basis without demographic considerations.
Women- and socially/economically disadvantaged small-business owners will lose statutory preferences, set-asides, and formal recognition, reducing their prioritized access to federal contracts and funding.
Small businesses and nonprofits that previously benefited from numeric participation goals will likely receive fewer contract dollars or grants because statutory floors and goals are reduced or repealed (for example, airport goal reduced from 10% to 5% and EPA/DBE floors repealed).
Women- and minority-owned firms and the public will lose visibility and oversight because demographic reporting (race/gender breakdowns) is removed, hindering the government's ability to monitor discrimination and evaluate equity initiatives in contracting.
Based on analysis of 5 sections of legislative text.
Removes statutory disadvantaged- and women‑owned contracting preferences and reporting, bans consideration of owner race/ethnicity/sex in federal contracting, and requires agencies to revise regulations quickly.
Official title: To end preferences for disadvantaged individuals and businesses in Government contracts, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 27, 2026 by Glenn Grothman · Last progress April 27, 2026
Removes statutory contracting preferences, set‑aside language, reporting categories, and numeric participation goals that target businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and businesses owned by women across multiple federal statutes. Prohibits executive agencies (civilian and defense) from considering race, ethnicity, or sex of business owners or managers in federal contracting decisions and requires agencies to revise regulations and guidance on a short timetable.