HR 7169
115th Congress
House
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Public contracts and procurement
Small Business Administration
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
VA-SBA Act
Introduced: November 27, 2018
Introduced by:
Kelly, Trent
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Nov 27, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Nov 27, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act or the VA-SBA Act
This bill transfers the responsibility for verifying that a small business concern is owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran, for the purposes of eligibility for certain procurement programs, from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Small Business Administration. It also modifies various aspects of such programs, including penalties for misrepresenting ownership status.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Committees of jurisdiction
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