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HR 2461 111th Congress House

Veterans Small Business Verification Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the responsibility of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to verify the veteran status of the owners of small b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the responsibility of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to verify the veteran status of the owners of small business concerns listed in the database maintained by the Secretary.

Introduced: May 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 28, 2009
Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949.
Oct 8, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Oct 8, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 24, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 22, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 18, 2009
Introduced in House
May 18, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action October 28, 2009

Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Small Business Verification Act - Provides that application by a veteran small business owner for inclusion in a database of veteran-owned small businesses maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall constitute permission for the Secretary to verify information included in the application. Provides that, if the Secretary receives an application from an individual whose status as a veteran cannot be verified, the Secretary may not include that small business in the database until the Secretary receives sufficient information to verify such status.

Prohibits a small business from being listed in the database until the Secretary has verified that: (1) the small business is owned and controlled by veterans; and (2) when an owner indicates that the small business is owned and controlled by a veteran with a service-connected disability, the person is a veteran with a service-connected disability.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 18, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2461: Veterans Small Business Verification Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2461/
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