Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008
Latest action · Aug 1, 2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 10, 2008
- Passed HouseJul 31, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 - Requires that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs enters into a contract or other arrangement, on or after June 1, 2007, to acquire goods or services (or both), the Secretary shall include in such contract or arrangement a requirement that the contractee comply with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracting goals and preferences with respect to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans. Directs the Secretary to modify current contracts and arrangements to comply with requirements of this Act.
Requires the Secretary to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of VA workstudy activities to include workstudy positions available on site at educational institutions, including positions in academic departments and in student services. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary to carry out a program of job training in skills relevant to the job market for discharged veterans who are either currently not paid at more than 150% of the federal minimum wage, or: (1) had a military occupational specialty of limited transferability to the civilian job market; (2) are not otherwise eligible for veterans' education or training services; (3) have not acquired a marketable skill since leaving military service; (4) were discharged under conditions not less than honorable; and (5) have been unemployed for at least 90 of the previous 180 days. Designates the program as the MOST (military occupational specialty transition) Program. Directs the Secretary to contract with employers to provide programs of apprenticeship on on-job training for such veterans. Limits such payments to $20,000 per veteran and 24 months in duration. Requires quarterly employer reports certifying wages paid to such veterans. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to describe Program activities within a currently-required annual report by the Veterans Benefits Administration.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2008 to Jul 29, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Jun 10, 2008 |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Jul 23, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 29, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 10, 2008Markup Jul 16, 2008Reported Jul 29, 2008 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 13, 2008Hearings Jun 19, 2008Markup Jun 26, 2008Reported Jun 26, 2008 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2008 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jul 31, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7707)
- Jul 31, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7253-7254)
- Jul 31, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-785.
- Jul 29, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504.
- Jul 29, 2008Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 29, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6221.
- Jul 29, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7253-7255; text of measure as reported in House: CR H7253-7254)
- Jul 29, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Boozman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Jul 16, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 16, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 26, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 26, 2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jun 19, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 13, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jun 10, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 10, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7707 | — | Jul 31, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7253–H7255Text printed H7253 | Bob Filner D-CA, John Boozman R-AR, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Steve Buyer R-IN | Jul 29, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 29, 2008H.R. 6221, Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008</p>
- Jul 29, 2008H.R. 6221, Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-93 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2721, H.R. 3786, H.R. 6070, H.R. 4255, H.R. 6221, H.R. 6224, H.R. 6225, AND H.R. 627271 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 19, 2008 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and services a provision that requires the contractee to comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jul 31, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 29, 2008Reported in House
- Jun 10, 2008Introduced in House
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