U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10343: CLEAR Feedback Act
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to provide enhanced debriefing materials to small business concerns for SBIR or STTR award denials, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to provide enhanced debriefing materials to small business concerns for SBIR or STTR award denials, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to provide enhanced debriefing materials to small business concerns for SBIR or STTR award denials, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clear Lessons and Evaluation for Award Reviews Feedback Act or the CLEAR Feedback Act . SECTION 2. Enhanced debriefing materials for SBIR award denials Section 9(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(g) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (18)(B), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (19)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new (B) provides such concern an evaluation by the Federal agency of the significant deficiencies in the concern's proposal, an overall ranking of the concern's proposal in relation to all other proposals, and a summary of the rationale for denial of the award; (C) an opportunity for such concern to submit, within 7 business days after receiving such enhanced debriefing materials, additional questions related to the debriefing; and (D) terminates when the Federal agency submits answers to the questions received under subparagraph (C), which shall be within 14 business days after receipt of such questions. . SECTION 3. Enhanced debriefing materials for STTR award denials …
Sponsors
- Mejia, Analilia (D) · primary sponsor
- Gil Cisneros (D, HD-CA-31)
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Commerce
Common questions
- What is HB10343?
- HB10343 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): CLEAR Feedback Act.
- What does HB10343 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Small Business Act to require Federal agencies to provide enhanced debriefing materials to small business concerns for SBIR or STTR award denials, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10343?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: 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. (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10343?
- Mejia, Analilia (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10343?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10343
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