Driving Veterans Success Act

Bill: 117-hr-6527
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2022-01-28
Policy area: Commerce
Latest action: action_date: 2022-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Driving Veterans Success Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that at least 10% of the funds under specified infrastructure programs are expended through veteran-owned small businesses.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6527 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2022 Mrs. Steel (for herself and Ms. Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish a veterans business enterprises program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driving Veterans Success Act . 2. Veterans business enterprises program Section 11101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Veterans business enterprises program Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under this division (other than section 14004), division C, and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ). .