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H.R. 865 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)
8 members · Left 2 · Center 4 · Right 2 (Bill Ranking)
| Sponsor | Rep. LaLota, Nick (R-NY) (Introduced 01/31/2025) |
|---|---|
| Sponsor Voting Record | Lean right · DW-NOMINATE +0.25 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking) |
| Support |
LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 8 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once |
| Committees | House - Small Business Committee |
| Latest Action | 01/31/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. |
| Roll Call Votes | There have been no roll call votes |
| Source | view on congress.gov → |
Introduced in House (01/31/2025)
Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide employees at any federal agency that has not met the goal of awarding at least 3% of its prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans with training to increase the number of such contracts awarded.
For each fiscal year, the SBA must report a list of each agency that did not meet the contracting goal and the number of trainings the SBA provided.
119 HR 865 IH: Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 865IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 31, 2025Mr. LaLota (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessA BILLTo amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act.2.Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veteransSection 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(j)Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-Disabled veterans(1)In generalThe Administrator, in consultation with the head of the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has not met the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.(2)GuidanceNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in consultation with the head of the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall issue guidance, including best practices, on increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for Federal agencies to which the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) applies.(3)ReportNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report, for the fiscal year covered by the report, that includes—(A)a list of each Federal agency that failed to meet the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii);(B)the number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described in paragraph (1); and(C)an overview of the content included in such training sessions..
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| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
|---|---|---|
| 01/31/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/31/2025 | Library of Congress | Introduced in House |
| 01/31/2025 | House floor actions | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. |
| Title Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Display Title | Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act |
| Short Title(s) as Introduced | Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act |
| Official Title as Introduced | To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes. |
There are no amendments to this bill.
* = Original cosponsor
| Committee | Activity |
|---|---|
| House - Small Business Committee | 01/31/2025 Referred To |
Policy Area: Commerce
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