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H.R. 5037 110th Congress House

Legislative Branch Recognizes the Value of Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Act of 2008

Official title: To require offices of the legislative branch to meet a threshold for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with service-con… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require offices of the legislative branch to meet a threshold for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities in procurement contracts entered into by such offices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2008 Introduced by: John Boozman Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Latest action January 17, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Legislative Branch Recognizes the Value of Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Act of 2008 - Requires each official responsible for entering into procurement contracts for goods and services for a legislative branch office to ensure that at least 3% of the aggregate value of all contracts entered into during a fiscal year is attributable to contracts awarded to eligible disabled veterans small businesses.

Defines "eligible disabled veterans small business" as a small business concern listed on the database maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as a small business concern owned and controlled by a veteran with a service-connected disability.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5037: Legislative Branch Recognizes the Value of Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5037/
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"H.R. 5037: Legislative Branch Recognizes the Value of Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5037/.
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H.R. 5037, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5037/.
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