US Congress House Bill 561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-7)
Status: Passed on October 30 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-30 - Became Public Law No: 116-183. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Applies certain small business subcontracting limitations to contracts that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awards to a small business concern owned and controlled by a veteran or a veteran with a service-connected disability. The VA may award such a contract only after obtaining a certification from the offeror that it will comply with such subcontracting limitations if awarded the contract. Such certification shall specify the applicable performance requirements and explicitly acknowledge that the certification is subject to criminal penalties for making false statements in any matter within the jurisdiction of the U.S. government. The VA Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the VA Chief Acquisition Officer shall jointly monitor compliance and refer any violation or suspected violation to the VA Inspector General. If the VA determines that a contract recipient did not act in good faith, such recipient shall be subject to any or all of the following: (1) referral to the VA Debarment and Suspension Committee, (2) a criminal fine, and (3) criminal prosecution. The Inspector General shall report on (1) the number of referred violations and suspected violations; and (2) the disposition of such violations, including the number of small business concerns suspended or debarred from federal contracting or referred for Department of Justice prosecution.

Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019

Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]	Rep. Kelly Armstrong [R-ND]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-30	House	Became Public Law No: 116-183. (TXT | PDF)
2020-10-30	House	Signed by President.
2020-10-20	House	Presented to President.
2020-10-01	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-09-30	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2020-09-30	Senate	Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6001-6002)
2020-02-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-02-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1180-1181)
2020-02-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 561.
2020-02-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1180-1182)
2020-02-25	House	Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-10-16	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2019-10-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-01-15	House	Introduced in House

SB3282 (Related) 2020-09-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 544.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/561/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr561/BILLS-116hr561ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr561/BILLS-116hr561eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr561/BILLS-116hr561enr.pdf