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H.R. 1313: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

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H.R. 1313: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-04 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 241 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1313 (2015-05-18), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act (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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr1313 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114