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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1313" measure-id="id114hr1313" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2015-03-04" update-date="2015-05-19">
<title>Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hr1313v81" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-05-19">
<action-date>2015-05-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act</strong> </p> <p>(Sec. 2) Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences for: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability, or (2) 3 years after such death if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114hr1313v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-03-21">
<action-date>2015-03-04</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act</strong> </p> <p>Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences for: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability, or (2) 3 years after such death if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.</p>]]></summary-text>
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