US SB492 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to (1) add the term "service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concern" for purposes of awarding transportation contracts under such Act; (2) require, to the maximum extent practicable, not less than 5% of amounts available under such Act to be expended through service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; and (3) require states to notify the Department of Transportation of the percentage of small business concerns controlled by service-disabled veterans.
Title
Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act
Sponsors
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Subjects
Disability and paralysis
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
Small business
Transportation and public works
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
Small business
Transportation and public works
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/492/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s492/BILLS-116s492is.pdf |