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Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010

Introduced: July 30, 2010 Introduced by: Courtney, Joe Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Sep 17, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 30, 2010
Referred to House Small Business
Jul 30, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize (current law requires) a federal contract opportunity to be awarded on the basis of competition restricted to qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses if the contracting officer reasonably believes that at least two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and the award can be made at a fair market price.

Prohibits a business from being included in a database maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (for purposes of participation in a federal procurement contract program) until the Secretary verifies that the business is owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans.

Subjects to certain penalties any person misrepresenting the status of a business as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to obtain a federal procurement contract or subcontract.

What's happening now September 17, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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