Commerce for Defenders Act of 2010
Latest action · Jun 30, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
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 29, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commerce for Defenders Act of 2010 - Amends the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to give preference to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans in the awarding of contracts and subcontracts using federal-aid highway, public transportation, commercial motor vehicle safety, the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, transportation research, and highway safety research and development program funds.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2010 to Nov 16, 2010; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jun 29, 2010 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Jun 29, 2010 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jun 29, 2010 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 29, 2010 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 29, 2010 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jul 30, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Sep 29, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 16, 2010 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2010 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 30, 2010 | |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Jun 29, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1233)
- Jun 30, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 29, 2010Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 2010Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Jun 29, 2010Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jun 29, 2010Referred to House Small Business
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1233 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Jun 30, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act to assist small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Commerce for Defenders Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2010Introduced in House
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