Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015
Latest action · May 1, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015
Amends the Small Business Act to require the interagency task force that is responsible for coordinating federal efforts to improve the business development and federal contracting opportunities available to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans to coordinate administrative and regulatory activities and develop proposals to provide access to, and manage the distribution of, excess or surplus U.S. property to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the appropriate state agency for surplus property.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2015 to Jul 7, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Jun 4, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 10, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 7, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred May 1, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Introduced in House
- May 1, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
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. 65, May 1, 2015, page H2793.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 114-631 | OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION125 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 27, 2016 |
| S. Hrg. 114-685 | IS TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ON TRACK?135 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-4 | WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF SOUND DATA BREACH LEGISLATION?114 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jan 27, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1400 | Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 15, 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 the Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 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.
