Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act
Latest action · May 19, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act
(Sec. 2) Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences for: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability, or (2) 3 years after such death if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 241 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed403–0 | May 18, 2015 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Mar 4, 2015 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2015Hearings Mar 24, 2015Markup Apr 16, 2015Reported Apr 16, 2015 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2015 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 18, 2015Mr. Wenstrup moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 18, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3260-3261)
- May 18, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1313.
- May 18, 2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 18, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3294)
- May 18, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 0 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H32560)
- May 18, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 16, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 16, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Mar 24, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 19, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Mar 4, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3260, H3261, H3293Text printed H3260Recorded votes H3294enact | Brad R. Wenstrup R-OH, Dina Titus D-NV, Jerry McNerney D-CA | May 18, 2015 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 37, March 4, 2015, page H1617.
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. 114-12 | "LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 456; H.R. 473; H.R. 474; H.R. 475; H.R. 476; H.R. 643; H.R. 1038; H.R. 1141; H.R. 1187; H.R. 1313; H.R. 1382"117 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 24, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1203 | 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act | Related bill | Dec 3, 2015 |
| HR 6062 | SERVICE Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2015Referred in Senate
- May 18, 2015Engrossed in House
- Mar 4, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
