legislation: 116-hr-8873
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| 116-hr-8873 | 116 | hr | 8873 | Investing in VETS Act | Commerce | 2020-12-04 | 2020-12-04 | Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] | IN | R | H001074 | 0 | Investing in Veteran Entrepreneurial Talents Act or the Investing in VETS Act This bill raises from 3% to 5% the federal contracting participation goal for small businesses that are owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, requires the Small Business Administration to certify these small businesses, and prohibits a small business from self-certifying as owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran. | 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z |