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- H.R.971
H.R.971: Surviving Spouse Contracting Preference Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 7, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 7, 2017
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Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 7, 2017
Bill Summary
Surviving Spouse Contracting Preference Act This bill treats a small business owned by the surviving spouse of member of the Armed Forces killed in the line of duty as a small business concern owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran for purposes of contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The company shall be so considered beginning on the date on which the member of the Armed Forces dies and ending...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 7, 2017 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| Feb. 7, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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| Feb. 7, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) |