3.0.0 800 2023-01-11T13:46:54Z 2023-01-11T13:46:54Z House HR 2021-02-04 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 800.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H387]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-16T15:22:38Z Referred to 2021-02-04T15:02:50Z 2021-03-16 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2021-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2021-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2021-02-04 True S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2021-02-04 True Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Department of Veterans Affairs Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-02-04 Introduced in House 2021-03-12T12:21:09Z Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give preference to local contractors for purposes of awarding contracts for the construction or maintenance of a VA facility or for services provided to a particular VA facility or campus. Local contractors are those who submit a bid or proposal and have principal offices or locations within a 60-mile radius of the VA facility covered by the contract. Per the bill, the VA must publish a public notice explaining why a local contractor was not awarded a contract if another contractor is selected.

The bill also updates the order of priority for awarding contracts to small business concerns to include priority for local contractors.

]]> 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 Title(s) as Introduced Preference for Local Veteran Contractors Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr800ih/xml/BILLS-117hr800ih.xml 2021-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.