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H.R. 865: Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-31 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

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Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide employees at any federal agency that has not met the goal of awarding at least 3% of its prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans with training to increase the number of such contracts awarded. For each fiscal year, the SBA must report a list of each agency that did not meet the contracting goal and the number of trainings the SBA provided.

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Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

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Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] · 9 cosponsors

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Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Susie Lee (D-NV), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), Josh Riley (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] reported raising $4.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr865 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills