Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
Common Repository for Small Businesses Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Common Repository for Small Businesses Act. It requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy to set up a central repository for supplier information within 90 days of the bill becoming law. This repository will hold information commonly needed for the initial vetting of contractors who want to supply products or services to the Department of Defense. The official must work on this in coordination with other efforts from an Office of Small Business Programs to help with things like market research and cybersecurity. The official is also allowed to enter into a public-private partnership or cooperative agreement with defense contractors to help establish the repository if it reduces duplication, saves time for suppliers, or cuts costs for prime contractors qualifying suppliers.
Yes· 3 of 11
- Scored +6
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The legislation specifically establishes a repository to assist small businesses and manufacturers with Department of Defense vetting and cybersecurity.
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
Provides significant benefits to small business owners and defense contractors by reducing vetting time and duplicative paperwork.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill coordinates with Office of Small Business Programs efforts to provide cybersecurity tools to small manufacturers and suppliers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a) requires a central information repository to be set up within 90 days, which could make the initial vetting process easier and help contractors apply to supply products or services to the Department of Defense.
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Section 2(b) ensures the repository is developed alongside Office of Small Business Programs efforts, which can provide support like market research, supply chain resiliency, cybersecurity, and secure cloud tools to small manufacturers and entities providing procurement technical assistance.
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Section 2(c)(1) allows the Assistant Secretary to partner with contractors if the repository reduces duplicative efforts or decreases the time potential suppliers spend giving similar information to multiple prime contractors.
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Section 2(c)(2) permits partnerships that streamline or reduce the cost when a prime contractor qualifies a supplier to provide products or services to the Department of Defense.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Based on the provided text, there are no specific sections or provisions identified that create negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The legislation specifically establishes a repository to assist small businesses and manufacturers with Department of Defense vetting and cybersecurity. Is this likely to grow the economy? — Streamlining supplier qualification supports defense industrial base efficiency and small business participation. Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill streamlines defense contracting processes, potentially fostering growth and opportunities for small businesses. Does this make the government pay for what it commits to? — Promotes cost-reduction and efficiency in government procurement processes. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — By reducing duplicative efforts and streamlining vetting, the bill aims to cut costs for prime contractors and the Department of Defense.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Provides significant benefits to small business owners and defense contractors by reducing vetting time and duplicative paperwork. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Supports small manufacturers and businesses which are often located in diverse regional and rural areas.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — Creates a centralized repository of supplier information that brings greater clarity and organization to defense vetting. Does this make it easier to do business across state lines? — Facilitates smoother commercial interactions and contracting processes with the federal government across state lines. Does this give the federal government more power? — Mandates the Department of Defense establish a new central supplier information repository.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill coordinates with Office of Small Business Programs efforts to provide cybersecurity tools to small manufacturers and suppliers.
- 11/7/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in House