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S. 3008 116th Congress Senate

Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Small Business Act to clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

Introduced: December 10, 2019 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Commerce Disability and paralysisPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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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.
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Dec 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Dec 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 10, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act

This bill enables the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who owned a small business to retain priority of the business for a period of time upon the death of the veteran spouse, regardless of the severity of the veteran's disability.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 499 Identical bill Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Dec 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3008: Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3008/
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"S. 3008: Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3008/.
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S. 3008, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3008/.
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