3.0.0 3248 2023-01-11T13:30:24Z 2023-01-11T13:30:24Z House HR 2015-07-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FORTENBERRY:H.R. 3248.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority for this bill is pursuant toArticle I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H5590]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-07-28T14:05:40Z VET Act of 2015 114 1862 S 2015-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VET Act of 2016 114 1870 S 2016-12-20 By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-411. Identical bill CRS 2015-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 N G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2015-07-28 True D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2015-07-29 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2015-09-08 False C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2015-09-11 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-09-17 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2015-10-23 False Y000064 Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] Todd Young R IN C. 9 2016-01-06 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2016-02-01 False Commerce Business education Retail and wholesale trades Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Commerce 00 2015-07-28 Introduced in House 2015-09-04T13:59:47Z Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2015 or the VET Act of 2015

This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of making grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire a qualifying business enterprise.

]]> VET Act of 2015 Display Title VET Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VET Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3248ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3248ih.xml 2015-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. 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.