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HR 240 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.

Introduced: January 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 7, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Requires (current law authorizes) a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracting officer to award contracts to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans using other than competitive procedures for contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold in order to meet VA small business procurement contracting goals.
What's happening now July 7, 2011

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 16, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 240: To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-240/
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"H.R. 240: To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-240/.
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H.R. 240, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-240/.
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[H.R. 240: To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-240/)
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