HR 1615 116th Congress House Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Public contracts and procurement Small Business Administration Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

VA–SBA Act

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Kelly, Trent Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

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Became law

Nov 14, 2019

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

Nov 13, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 13, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8805-8807)

Nov 13, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8805-8807)

Nov 13, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1615.

Nov 13, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8805-8809)

Nov 13, 2019

Mr. Schneider moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Nov 12, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.

Nov 12, 2019

Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.

Nov 12, 2019

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-280, Part I.

Jul 17, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jul 17, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 7, 2019

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.

Mar 7, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act or the VA-SBA Act

This bill transfers 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 (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Specifically, the bill transfers maintenance of the database of veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses to the SBA. For the purposes of procurement programs for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, the SBA must certify the status of such businesses, require their periodic recertification, and penalize any small business that misrepresents its status. Accordingly, the bill also abolishes the Center for Verification and Evaluation of the VA and transfers all of its functions to the SBA.

What's happening now November 14, 2019

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

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