Ends preferences for businesses based on race, ethnicity, or sex in government contracts.
This bill would stop the federal government from giving special treatment to businesses based on the race, ethnicity, or sex of their owners when awarding contracts. It would remove existing preferences for women-owned and socially disadvantaged businesses, while largely keeping those for veteran-owned and HUBZone businesses. Federal agencies would need to update their rules to reflect these changes.
Today, federal law includes programs that give preferences to small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and by women in government contracts. If this bill becomes law, most of these preferences based on race, ethnicity, and sex would end, and federal agencies would be banned from considering these factors when awarding contracts.
HR 8511 · 119th Congress · April 27, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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