Bills · HR 5001
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 5001Commerce
SBIR/STTR Oversight Act
INTRO AUG 19· LAST ACTION AUG 19
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because it aims to improve how the government invests in small business innovation, which can lead to new technologies, job creation, and economic growth. If this bill becomes law, it could lead to a more transparent and accountable system for federal research and development funding. This means taxpayers could better understand where their money is going and how effectively it's being used to support innovation across the country.
The bill's focus on diversity and commercialization could help ensure that a wider range of small businesses, including those often overlooked, get a fair chance at securing funding and bringing their ideas to market. The push to speed up award processes, particularly at NIH, could mean that promising research gets funded and starts sooner, potentially accelerating scientific breakthroughs and the development of new treatments or technologies. Without this bill, current reporting on these vital programs might remain less transparent, less focused on specific outcomes like diversity and commercialization, and potentially slower in getting funds to innovators.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Requires federal agencies to send annual SBIR/STTR reports to specific Congressional committees and publish them on their websites.
This increases transparency and provides more direct oversight of how federal innovation funds are being used.
PROVISION 02
Mandates a report from the Comptroller General within three years to assess the effectiveness of SBIR/STTR programs regarding participant diversity and commercialization outcomes.
This will provide crucial data on whether these programs are reaching a broad range of businesses and successfully turning research into market-ready products.
PROVISION 03
Extends the reporting requirement for award timeliness from 3 to 11 years and adds a requirement to report the average and median time for proposal review and final decision.
This ensures ongoing scrutiny of how quickly agencies fund projects and provides more precise metrics to identify and address delays.
PROVISION 04
Establishes a pilot program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reduce the time between award notice and funding release to as close to 90 days as possible.
Faster funding can accelerate critical research and development by small businesses, particularly in health-related fields.
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YRS IN OFFICE
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSAUG 19
Introduced in House
AUG 19
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 5001
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedAug 19, 2025
Last actionAug 19, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED AUG 19, 2025
House BillHR 5001Commerce
SBIR/STTR Oversight Act
INTRODUCED AUG 19, 2025· LAST ACTION AUG 19, 2025
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