Bill · S. 2510· Senate(119-S-2510)
Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act
- Introduced
- 7/29/2025
- Last activity
- 7/29/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Sponsored by
- John Kennedy
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 2
- 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 focuses on increasing contract awards to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. The Administrator will provide training to employees at Federal agencies that have not met specific contract goals. Additionally, the Administrator will issue guidance and best practices to help these agencies. Finally, the Administration must submit an annual report to Congress detailing agency failures and training information.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+8
The bill provides significant economic support and increased contract opportunities for service-disabled veterans.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+7
The bill directly aims to increase contract opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill specifically supports small business owners who are service-disabled veterans.
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: By requiring training for Federal agencies that have failed to meet established goals, the bill aims to increase the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (Section 2, paragraph 1).
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Improved guidance for Federal agencies: The bill requires the issuance of guidance and best practices to help agencies increase contract awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (Section 2, paragraph 2).
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Increased transparency and accountability: The requirement for an annual report to Congress provides a list of agencies that failed to meet goals, the number of trainings provided, and an overview of training content (Section 2, paragraph 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the provided text.
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+5Good 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+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Disability Rights+4
- 8/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/29/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland
Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina
Jon OssoffDemocrat · Georgia