US HB3223 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-24 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-24 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires (under current law, allows) a contracting officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) award a contract to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans using other than competitive procedures (often referred to as a sole source contract) in specified circumstances. Prohibits using ownership and control by a veteran or veterans of more than one small business as grounds for disqualification from inclusion in an existing database of veteran-owned businesses.
Title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
Sponsors
| Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-24 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | |
| 2009-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | |
| 2009-07-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Competition and antitrust
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Competition and antitrust
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3223/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3223/BILLS-111hr3223ih.pdf |
