3.0.0 5177 2023-01-11T13:40:20Z 2023-01-11T13:40:20Z House HR 2018-03-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KNIGHT:H.R. 5177.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3andArtile I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1441]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-03-06T15:01:40Z 2018-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2018-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 N M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2018-03-06 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Fraud offenses and financial crimes Military procurement, research, weapons development Public contracts and procurement Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-03-06 Introduced in House 2019-08-29T21:13:02Z Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to give preferential selection for DOD contracts to businesses that employ veterans based on the percentage of full-time employees who are veterans.

A business that intentionally misrepresents the veteran status of its employees in a bid may be suspended or debarred from contract competition for at least five years.

]]> Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018 Display Title Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5177ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5177ih.xml 2018-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 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.