HR 1615 · 116th Congress · Commerce

VA–SBA Act

Introduced 2019-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2019-11-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1615, VA-SBA Act

Oct 24, 2019

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on July 17, 2019

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats17 Republicans