To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
Latest action · Sep 24, 2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJul 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires (under current law, allows) a contracting officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) award a contract to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans using other than competitive procedures (often referred to as a sole source contract) in specified circumstances.
Prohibits using ownership and control by a veteran or veterans of more than one small business as grounds for disqualification from inclusion in an existing database of veteran-owned businesses.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 15, 2009 to Jul 31, 2009, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jul 15, 2009 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 31, 2009 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 17, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jul 15, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 15, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2009Introduced in House
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