Require the Small Business Administration to conduct annual compliance reviews of federal contracts with small-business subcontracting plans and report compliance, noncompliance trends, and enforcement actions to Congress.

Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. · California · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Direct the Small Business Administration to review subcontracting plans and require reporting to Congress on compliance, noncompliance trends, and enforcement actions.. Promised outcome: Large prime contractors keep their small-business subcontracting commitments and small businesses are not left out of federal contracting opportunities.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official House press release from Rep. Gil Cisneros in his federal role as U.S. Representative for California's 31st District, describing the PROMISE for Small Businesses Act introduced on October 1, 2026.

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If enacted, this legislation would strengthen oversight of federal contracts to help ensure that large prime contractors keep their promise to small businesses as outlined in subcontracting plans. It would direct reviews of subcontracting plans and require reporting to Congress on compliance, noncompliance trends, and any enforcement actions taken.

Cisneros said the PROMISE for Small Businesses Act would strengthen federal contracting oversight by directing subcontracting-plan reviews and requiring compliance reporting to Congress.

Rep. Cisneros and Commissioner Hernández Introduce Bill to Strengthen Small Business Participation in Federal Contracts | Representative Gil Cisneros
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