Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act (Sec. 2) This bill provides that the surviving spouse of a veteran who died with less than a 100% disability rating maintains the same Department of Veterans Affairs contracting preference for a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business as the spouse of a 100% disabled veteran until: (1) three years after the veteran's death, (2) the surviving spouse remarries, or (3) the surviving spouse relinquishes ownership of the business.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-689.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4259-4260)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5044.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4259)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4259)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-689.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4259-4260)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5044.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4259)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4259)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensationWomen in business
Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act
USA115th CongressHR-5044| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act (Sec. 2) This bill provides that the surviving spouse of a veteran who died with less than a 100% disability rating maintains the same Department of Veterans Affairs contracting preference for a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business as the spouse of a 100% disabled veteran until: (1) three years after the veteran's death, (2) the surviving spouse remarries, or (3) the surviving spouse relinquishes ownership of the business.
Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability and paralysisPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensationWomen in business