3.0.0 6221 2022-02-03T05:19:40Z 2022-02-03T05:19:40Z House H HR 2008-06-10 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T17:11:38Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Reported by 2008-06-26T14:46:58Z Markup by 2008-06-26T14:46:30Z Hearings by 2008-06-19T14:39:02Z Referred to 2008-06-13T14:36:24Z Reported by 2008-07-29T18:18:12Z Markup by 2008-07-16T22:20:34Z Referred to 2008-06-10T13:00:25Z H. Rept. 110-785 2008-08-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-07-31 19:55:11 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 19:55:02 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7253-7254) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 19:55:02 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7253-7254) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 19:54:39 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7707) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:49:48 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Boozman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:44:27 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7253-7255; text of measure as reported in House: CR H7253-7254) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:44:10 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6221. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:44:06 Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 504. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00504 2008-07-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-785. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-785. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-06-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-19 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-06-13 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2008-06-10 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] John Boozman R AR 3 N H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2008-06-10 True B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2008-07-23 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2008-07-29 False 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z H.R. 6221, Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20124 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008</p> 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z H.R. 6221, Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20124 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008 Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Disabled Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government procurement Labor and Employment Small business Veterans' benefits Veterans' employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-06-10 Introduced in House 2008-07-29T15:03:25Z Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act of 2008 - Requires that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs enters into a contract or other arrangement, on or after June 1, 2007, to acquire goods or services (or both), the Secretary shall include in such contract or arrangement a requirement that the contractee comply with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracting goals and preferences with respect to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans.

Directs the Secretary to modify current contracts and arrangements to comply with requirements of this Act.

]]> 36 2008-07-31 Passed House amended 2008-10-27T18:55:18Z Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 - Requires that, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs enters into a contract or other arrangement, on or after June 1, 2007, to acquire goods or services (or both), the Secretary shall include in such contract or arrangement a requirement that the contractee comply with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contracting goals and preferences with respect to small businesses owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans. Directs the Secretary to modify current contracts and arrangements to comply with requirements of this Act.

Requires the Secretary to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of VA workstudy activities to include workstudy positions available on site at educational institutions, including positions in academic departments and in student services. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Secretary to carry out a program of job training in skills relevant to the job market for discharged veterans who are either currently not paid at more than 150% of the federal minimum wage, or: (1) had a military occupational specialty of limited transferability to the civilian job market; (2) are not otherwise eligible for veterans' education or training services; (3) have not acquired a marketable skill since leaving military service; (4) were discharged under conditions not less than honorable; and (5) have been unemployed for at least 90 of the previous 180 days. Designates the program as the MOST (military occupational specialty transition) Program. Directs the Secretary to contract with employers to provide programs of apprenticeship on on-job training for such veterans. Limits such payments to $20,000 per veteran and 24 months in duration. Requires quarterly employer reports certifying wages paid to such veterans. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to describe Program activities within a currently-required annual report by the Veterans Benefits Administration.

]]> Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to House Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 H House Short Titles as Passed House Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 H House Display Title Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and services a provision that requires the contractee to comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6221eh/xml/BILLS-110hr6221eh.xml Reported in House 2008-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6221rh/xml/BILLS-110hr6221rh.xml Introduced in House 2008-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6221ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6221ih.xml 2008-08-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.