US Congress House Bill 1694 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on November 18 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-18 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to revise the requirement that 10% of the award of contracts for federal-aid highway, federal public transportation, and highway safety research and development programs be set-aside for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. This set-aside must include veteran-owned small businesses.

Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015

Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]

2015-11-17 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 285 N: 138 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-18	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2015-11-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-11-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 285 - 138 (Roll no. 631). (text: CR 11/16/2015 H8164)
2015-11-17	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8259-8260)
2015-11-16	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2015-11-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1694.
2015-11-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8164-8169)
2015-11-16	House	Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-04-14	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2163)
2015-03-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2015-03-26	House	Referred to House Small Business
2015-03-26	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-03-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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.
2015-03-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1694/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1694/BILLS-114hr1694ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1694/BILLS-114hr1694eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2015631