H.R. 1615 · 116th Congress
VA–SBA Act
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Bilirakis
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Banks
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Bergman
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Balderson
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Burchett
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Chabot
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Curtis
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Crow
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Dunn
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Fitzpatrick
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González-Colón
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Hagedorn
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Joyce
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Kuster
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Roe
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Amata Radewagen
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Stivers
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Stauber
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Velázquez
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Watkins
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Golden
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Kim
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Peters
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Spano
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Hern20 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Mar 7, 2019
- House Passed Nov 13, 2019
Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act or the VA-SBA Act
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Nov 13, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: VA-SBA Act
Also known as: Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act
Latest action (Nov 14, 2019): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 7, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Mar 7, 2019
- House Passed Nov 13, 2019
No recorded floor vote found.