H.R. 1657 · 112th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a…
Full title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
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- House Introduced Apr 15, 2011
- House Passed May 23, 2011 385–1
Directs that any business determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to have misrepresented its status as a small business owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans in order to increase its contracting opportunities shall be debarred from contracting with the VA for not less than five years (under current law, for a reasonable…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · May 23, 2011
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs that any business determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to have misrepresented its status as a small business owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans in order to increase its contracting opportunities shall be debarred from contracting with the VA for not less than five years (under current law, for a reasonable period as determined by the Secretary).
Requires the Secretary to commence the debarment action within 30 days after the misrepresentation determination, and to complete such action within 90 days after such determination. Includes in the debarment all principals in the business.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
Latest action (May 24, 2011): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 15, 2011
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- House Introduced Apr 15, 2011
- House Passed May 23, 2011 385–1
Final vote · House · May 23, 2011
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: John A. Boehner