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HR 4991 116th Congress House

Post-9/11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pilot program under which eligible individuals may elect to receive financial assistance in lieu of educa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pilot program under which eligible individuals may elect to receive financial assistance in lieu of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to establish and operate a qualified business enterprise, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Post-9/11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to collaborate with the Small Business Administration to implement a pilot program to provide financial assistance (in lieu of educational assistance) to eligible individuals under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for the purpose of (1) establishing and operating a new qualified business enterprise, or (2) operating an existing qualified business enterprise. Eligible individuals are those who (1) are entitled to 36 months of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, (2) are not in bankruptcy proceedings at the time of application, and (3) meet credit score requirements.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4991: Post-9/11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4991/
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"H.R. 4991: Post-9/11 Veteran Business Acceleration Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4991/.
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H.R. 4991, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4991/.
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