To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans.
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Sponsor and status
Kathleen Rice
Sponsor. Representative for New York's 4th congressional district. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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6 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
History
Apr 4, 2019
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Introduced
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May 1, 2019
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Considered by Economic Opportunity
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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May 8, 2019
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Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jun 18, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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Jun 24, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 23, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7105 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2109 (116th). |
Dec 9, 2020
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Dec 16, 2020
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Final Bill —
House Agreed to Changes
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Jan 5, 2021
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7105 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2109 (116th). |
H.R. 2109 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2109. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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