Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 30, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-183.
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 25, 2020
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2020
- To the PresidentOct 20, 2020
- Became lawOct 30, 2020Public Law 116-183
Summary
Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
This bill applies certain small business subcontracting limitations to contracts that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awards to a small business concern owned and controlled by a veteran or a veteran with a service-connected disability.
The VA may award such a contract only after obtaining a certification from the offeror that it will comply with such subcontracting limitations if awarded the contract. Such certification shall specify the applicable performance requirements and explicitly acknowledge that the certification is subject to criminal penalties for making false statements in any matter within the jurisdiction of the U.S. government.
The VA Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the VA Chief Acquisition Officer shall jointly monitor compliance and refer any violation or suspected violation to the VA Inspector General.
If the VA determines that a contract recipient did not act in good faith, such recipient shall be subject to any or all of the following: (1) referral to the VA Debarment and Suspension Committee, (2) a criminal fine, and (3) criminal prosecution.
The Inspector General shall report on (1) the number of referred violations and suspected violations; and (2) the disposition of such violations, including the number of small business concerns suspended or debarred from federal contracting or referred for Department of Justice prosecution.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Jan 24, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 3, 2019 |
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 Jan 15, 2019Markup Oct 16, 2019 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Feb 8, 2019 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2020Discharged Oct 1, 2020 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2020Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-183.
- Oct 20, 2020Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 30, 2020Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 30, 2020Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6001-6002)
- Sep 30, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 27, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 25, 2020Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 25, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1180-1182)
- Feb 25, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 561.
- Feb 25, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1180-1181)
- Feb 25, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 16, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 16, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6001, S6002 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Jerry Moran R-KS, Jon Tester D-MT, Rob Portman R-OH | Sep 30, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1180–H1182Text printed H1180 | David P. Roe R-TN, Jack Bergman R-MI, Mark Takano D-CA | Feb 25, 2020 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 28, 2019H.R. 561, Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on October 16, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 8, January 15, 2019, page H602.
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. 116-25 | H.R. 561, H.R. 716, H.R. 1615, H.R. 2227, H.R. 2618, H.R. 2924, AND DISCUSSION DRAFTS PENDING LEGISLATION89 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 17, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46217 | Indo-Pacific Strategies of U.S. Allies and Partners: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 30, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3282 | Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 15, 2020 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the oversight of contracts awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Disability and paralysis
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 27, 2020Referred in Senate
- Feb 25, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced 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.
