H.R. 6022: Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-30 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010

Plain summary

Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize (current law requires) a federal contract opportunity to be awarded on the basis of competition restricted to qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses if the contracting officer reasonably believes that at least two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and the award can be made at a fair market price. Prohibits a business from being included in a database maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (for purposes of participation in a federal procurement contract program) until the Secretary verifies that the business is owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans. Subjects to certain penalties any person misrepresenting the status of a business as a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to obtain a federal procurement contract or subcontract.

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Official text

Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] reported raising $966,514 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6022.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr6022 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111