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HR 2781 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing Act

Introduced: June 6, 2017 Introduced by: Dunn, Neal P. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 24, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-250.
Jul 24, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 24, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6176-6177)
Jul 24, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6176-6177)
Jul 24, 2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6199)
Jul 24, 2017
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Jul 24, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2781.
Jul 24, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6176-6178)
Jul 24, 2017
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 24, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.
Jul 19, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 2017
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 12, 2017
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to certify that sufficient numbers of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans, and of small business owned by veterans with service-connected disabilities, are represented within each category of supplies or services (except for domestic delivery services) for which a suite of contracts has been awarded under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative. A "sufficient number" means between two and enough to maximize the percentage of orders entered into by the VA with such businesses, as determined by the VA.

If such representation within a category is not sufficient, the VA shall: (1) consult with the General Services Administration to increase the number of such concerns awarded contracts under that category, or (2) stop awarding orders under that category of the initiative.

What's happening now July 25, 2017

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Jun 28, 2017
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jun 21, 2017
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 6, 2017
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