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S. 3405 112th Congress Senate

Veterans Small Business Protection Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the Armed Forces killed in line of d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the Armed Forces killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Jul 19, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 19, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5213-5214)
Jul 19, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 19, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Small Business Protection Act of 2012 - Treats a small business acquired by the surviving spouse or dependent from a member of the Armed Forces killed during active duty as a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) small business contracting goals and preferences. Continues such treatment for the period beginning on the date of the member's death and ending on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the surviving spouse remarries or relinquishes such ownership interest or ten years after the member's death, or (2) the date on which the surviving dependent relinquishes such ownership interest or ten years after the member's death.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6563 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
  • S 3555 Careers for Veterans Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 12, 2012
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 31, 2012
Burr, Richard
· Jul 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3405: Veterans Small Business Protection Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3405/
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"S. 3405: Veterans Small Business Protection Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3405/.
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S. 3405, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3405/.
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