Plain Language in Contracting Act

Sponsored by Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) · 3 active : 3 Democrats

Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedJun 3, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

10 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Summary on Congress.gov

Plain Language in Contracting Act

This bill requires that notices of contracting opportunities for small businesses are written in a clear, concise, and accessible manner.

Each notice also must comply with the requirements of the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which are applicable to publications and notices by federal agencies.

The Small Business Administration must issue rules to implement these requirements.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Small Business · HouseReported by · Markup by · Referred to
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · SenateReferred to

Subjects

Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

v3defaultv2

Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

69Swing 70–100
206Middle 30–70
153Entrenched 0–30
5Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 5 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 13.0 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 2965 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 309On PassageSmall Business Regulatory Reduction Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 2987 · Jun 5, 2025 · Roll call 154On PassageCEASE Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 818 · Feb 24, 2025 · Roll call 44On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSPUR Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7757 · Jun 29, 2026 · Roll call 588On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedKIDS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Res. 1182 · Apr 22, 2026 · Roll call 492On Agreeing to the ResolutionExpressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of the United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives
PassedSame policy area×0.5
S. 3971 · Mar 17, 2026 · Roll call 449On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassSmall Business Innovation and Economic Security Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4305 · Dec 3, 2025 · Roll call 310On PassageDUMP Red Tape Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1770 · Jul 14, 2025 · Roll call 191On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassConsumer Safety Technology Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.R. 3422 · Jun 23, 2025 · Roll call 173On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPromoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2966 · Jun 6, 2025 · Roll call 155On PassageAmerican Entrepreneurs First Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 2931 · Jun 5, 2025 · Roll call 152On PassageSave SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 1442 · Apr 29, 2025 · Roll call 107On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedYouth Poisoning Protection Act

Cosponsors

3 active

Show all 3 cosponsors

Derek Tran (D-CA-45)
Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

1
Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 25% of 22 similar votes
94Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
2
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 36% of 22 similar votes
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
3
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 17% of 23 similar votes
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4276 Website
4
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 23 similar votes
92Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4155 Website
5
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York 17th · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 10% of 23 similar votes
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6506 Website
6
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 36% of 22 similar votes
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1640 Website
7
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 11% of 19 similar votes
90Swing
ContactCall 202-225-5361 Website
8
Robert P. BresnahanRepublican · Pennsylvania 8th · Lean R+4House Committee on Small BusinessOn the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 5% of 13 similar votes
89Swing
ContactCall
9
David G. ValadaoRepublican · California 22nd · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 10% of 22 similar votes
89Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4695 Website
10
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 29% of 23 similar votes
88Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3101 Website