HOUSE 1615116th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

VA–SBA Act

Last Action: 11/14/2019

Actions

2019-11-14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-11-13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-11-13On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8805-8807)
2019-11-13Passed/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)
2019-11-13DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1615.
2019-11-13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8805-8809)
2019-11-13Mr. Schneider moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-11-12Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.
2019-11-12Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
2019-11-12Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
2019-11-12Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-280, Part I.
2019-11-12Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 116-280, Part I.
2019-07-17Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-07-17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-03-07Referred 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.

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-11-13 (53)

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.

Cosponsors (20)

STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
Pete Stauber (R-MN)
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Jack Bergman (R-MI)
Ann Kuster (D-NH)
Steve Watkins (R-KS)
Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
NYDIA VELAZQUEZ (D-NY)
David Roe (R-TN)
Neal Dunn (R-FL)
Jim Banks (R-IN)
John Curtis (R-UT)
Troy Balderson (R-OH)
Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Jason Crow (D-CO)
Jim Hagedorn (R-MN)
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
John Joyce (R-PA)
Steve Stivers (R-OH)

Subjects

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

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