HR 4920 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020

Introduced 2019-10-30· Sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-155.(2020-08-08)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give preference to nonprofit firms that employ the blind and significantly disabled when contracting for covered products and services that are included on the procurement list maintained by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. The commission provides employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. A covered product or service is one that was included on the commission's procurement list on or before December 22, 2006, or a product or service that (1) is a replacement for a product or service on the commission's procurement list, (2) is essentially the same and meets the same requirements as the product or service being replaced, and (3) meets the VA's quality standards and delivery schedule.…

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H.R. 4920, Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act

Dec 13, 2019

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 5, 2019

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Cosponsors (18)

9 Democrats9 Republicans