July
Women Builders Council
Public Policy Meeting Agenda, Virtual Meeting
Agenda
House Small Business Contracting and Infrastructure
a. July 8, 2025 Hearing was scheduled to address key issues impacting small business government contractors. Share your story. See attachment.
Northeast SBTRC Request for Letter To Preserve Funding. See email and letter template, attached. Letter requested by July 30, 2025.
a. Download and customize the attached letter
b. Add your name, title, and (if you’d like) a brief personal note
c. Send your letter to:
USDOT Secretary: engage@dot.gov
The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Congressional Members: https://www.congress.gov/members
U.S. House of Representatives: https://www.house.gov/representatives
Local Officials (optional): https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials
d. Please CC sbtrc@lagcc.cuny.edu when you send your letter so we can document the collective support
e. And feel free to share this with others in your network who’ve partnered with us or benefited from the SBTRC
Subcommittees-Updates (Chairs in Bold)
a. Certification Subcommittee – Felice Farber (STA), Joanna Karageorgiou (Kleinberg), Roxanne
Guerrerio (KCM), Danielle Sweet (Sweet Construction)
Action Items:
Draft email to all WBC members on certification guidance
Received confirmation that SBS does perform site visits on applicants
b. DBE Program Litigation – Felice Farber, Roxanne Guerrerio (KCM)
Action Items:
Chair PPC and ED to draft email asking all WBC members to share DBE news and updates with Felice
c. NAICS Code Size Standard/Personal Net Worth -- Krissy DiNapoli (KND), Roxanne Guerrerio (KCM)
d. Disparity Studies - Deborah Bradley, Tanya Pope, Nayada Lugji, Debra Inwald
Action Items:
Update on SBS reach out to see if CUNY Disparity Study is also considering changes in certification process for greater efficiency
Update on Competitive Edge Conference 6/25/25
a. Tanya attended representing WBC
Old Business
a. Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) has introduced Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025 (HR 3548) (preclude absolute liability in any action against a property owner or contractor for certain federal infrastructure and transportation development projects for any injury associated with an elevation-or gravity-related risk)
b. Update on member certification issues (Prestige Stone, Nola Construction
c. Update on SBS NAICS Code match clarification/explanation
New Business/Open Discussion
a. IOWA DOT race neutral .85% DBE goal on FAA projects 10/1/25 to 2028
