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S 1400 114th Congress Senate Commerce Government buildings, facilities, and property Intergovernmental relations Small business State and local government operations Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015

Introduced: May 20, 2015 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 15, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
Sep 15, 2015
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 29, 2015
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 20, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3187)
May 20, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to give access to and manage the distribution of U.S-owned surplus property, including foreign excess personal property returned to a state for handling as surplus property, to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the SBA and the head of the state agency for surplus properties.

What's happening now September 15, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2221 Related bill Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015
  • HR 6062 Related bill SERVICE Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2016
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1400: Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1400/
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"S. 1400: Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1400/.
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S. 1400, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1400/.
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