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HR 4048 112th Congress House

Improving Contracting Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2012

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.

Introduced: February 16, 2012 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
Mar 28, 2012
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 28, 2012
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Mar 8, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 24, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 16, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 16, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2012

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving Contracting Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for purposes of meeting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracting goals with respect to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans, to include the acquisition of goods and services through the use of a federal supply schedule of the General Services Administration (GSA).

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4048: Improving Contracting Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4048/
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"H.R. 4048: Improving Contracting Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4048/.
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H.R. 4048, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4048/.
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