3.0.0 2358 2023-01-11T13:24:51Z 2023-01-11T13:24:51Z House H HR 2013-06-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 2358.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H3591]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-21T21:53:02Z Referred to 2013-06-13T14:01:05Z 2013-06-21 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2013-06-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-06-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2013-07-18 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-07-30 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-10-23 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2013-10-28 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2013-10-28 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2013-10-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Minority and disadvantaged businesses Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-06-13 Introduced in House 2013-08-20T20:27:01Z Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give a preference to a local (within a 60-mile radius) contractor in the award of a contract for: (1) the construction or maintenance of a VA facility, or (2) services provided to a particular VA facility or campus. Requires the Secretary, upon awarding such a contract to a non-local contractor, to publish a public explanation of why a local contractor was not awarded the contract.

Includes veterans who are local contractors within a required VA priority for awarding contracts to small businesses.

]]> Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act Display Title Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give preference to local contractors, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act Introduced in House 2013-06-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2358ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2358ih.xml 2013-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.