Bill · H.R. 865· House(119-HR-865)
Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act
- Introduced
- 1/31/2025
- Last activity
- 1/31/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Sponsored by
- Nick LaLota
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 6
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act,'' aims to amend the Small Business Act. It requires the Administrator to provide training to employees at Federal agencies that have failed to meet specific contract award goals. This training focuses on increasing contract awards to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Additionally, the Administrator must issue guidance and best practices regarding these contract awards. Finally, the bill mandates annual reports to Congress regarding agency failures and the training provided.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+8
The bill directly targets service-disabled veterans to increase their access to federal business opportunities.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+7
The bill specifically aims to increase federal contract opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses through training and guidance.
Would business owners be better off under this?+6
The bill specifically aims to help veteran-owned small businesses secure more federal contracts.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased opportunities for service-disabled veterans: The bill directs training to help Federal agencies increase the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (Section 2, subsection j, paragraph 1).
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Provision of expert guidance: The Administrator is required to issue guidance and best practices to help Federal agencies increase contract awards for these specific small businesses (Section 2, subsection j, paragraph 2).
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Increased transparency and accountability: The Administrator must submit annual reports to Congress that list every Federal agency that failed to meet its goals, how many trainings were provided, and what those trainings covered (Section 2, subsection j, paragraph 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+8Good For Business Owners+6Good For People With Disabilities+5
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+7Increases Job Creation+3Improves Economic Growth+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5Increases Federal Power+2
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+6
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Disability Rights+4
- 9/8/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/30/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/8/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/31/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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