{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/small-business-legislation-introduced-congresswoman-alma-adams-passes-us", "Small Business Legislation Introduced by Congresswoman Alma Adams Passes U.S. House of Representatives", "2016-12-02", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "Alma Adams", "A000370", "adams.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u2014Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) released the subsequent statement following the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA included the Small and Disadvantaged Businesses Act of 2016, introduced by Congresswoman Adams.\n\u201cI am proud to announce the passage of the Small and Disadvantaged Businesses Act of 2016\u201d said Congresswoman Alma Adams. \u201cAs Ranking Member of the Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, I am committed to ensuring our small businesses have fair access to federal contracts.\n\u201cSmall businesses are the drivers of our economy and the employers of the future. This legislation will ensure every agency properly monitors purchase card activity-to better free up the funds allocated to small businesses.\n\u201cWe must remain committed to easing the burdens facing small and disadvantaged businesses and helping them gain the tools and resources necessary to do business effectively and to ultimately hire more people.\u201d\n###\nThe passage of the Small and Disadvantaged Businesses Act of 2016 allows the Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) to review agency purchases made using government credit cards to ensure compliance with the Small Business Act.\u00a0 The Small Business Committee learned last year that in one agency over $6 billion in such purchases were made without regard to statutory requirements.\u00a0 Additionally, the legislation furthers the committee\u2019s long-standing commitment to parity between the contracting programs. This is the fourth bill introduced by Congresswoman Adams to pass the House.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/small-business-legislation-introduced-congresswoman-alma-adams-passes-us"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.563000027090311, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}