Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-1694
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2015-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Roads and highways
Small business
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: 

Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015

 
 This bill amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to revise the requirement that 10% of the award of contracts for federal-aid highway, federal public transportation, and highway safety research and development programs be set-aside for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. This set-aside must include veteran-owned small businesses.

action_date: 2015-11-17
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015

 
 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) to revise the requirement that 10% of the award of contracts for federal-aid highway, federal public transportation, and highway safety research and development programs be set-aside for small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. This set-aside must include veteran-owned small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-11-18
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 285 - 138 (Roll no. 631). (text: CR 11/16/2015 H8164)
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 285 - 138 (Roll no. 631).(text: CR 11/16/2015 H8164)
action_date: 2015-11-17
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8259-8260)
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1694.
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8164-8169)
action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Mr. Fitzpatrick moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2015-04-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2163)
action_date: 2015-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-26
text: Introduced in House