Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act
Latest action · Jun 21, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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 13, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give a preference to a local (within a 60-mile radius) contractor in the award of a contract for: (1) the construction or maintenance of a VA facility, or (2) services provided to a particular VA facility or campus. Requires the Secretary, upon awarding such a contract to a non-local contractor, to publish a public explanation of why a local contractor was not awarded the contract.
Includes veterans who are local contractors within a required VA priority for awarding contracts to small businesses.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2013 to Oct 30, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jul 18, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 30, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 23, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Oct 28, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Oct 30, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Building construction
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability and paralysis
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House
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