Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act
Sponsored By: Senator John Kennedy
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require federal agencies to train staff and adopt guidance to help increase federal contract awards to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. It would also create annual reports to Congress on agencies that miss those contracting goals and on the trainings provided.
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- Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses — Would be the focus of new federal training and guidance meant to increase their share of agency contracts.
- Federal agencies and covered employees — Agencies that have not met the statutory SDVOSB contracting goal would be required to provide trainings to covered employees.
- Small Business Administration and Office of Veterans Business Development — The SBA Administrator, working with the Office of Veterans Business Development, would issue guidance and best practices within 180 days and submit reports to Congress starting 1 year after enactment. Reports must list agencies that missed the goal, count trainings provided, and describe training content.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Training to Boost veteran-owned Contracts
If enacted, this bill would require the Small Business Administration to train federal agency staff. Training would target agencies that miss the service-disabled veteran-owned small business contracting goal. The SBA would consult the Office of Veterans Business Development. The SBA would issue guidance and best practices within 180 days of enactment. The SBA would report to Congress within 1 year and then every year after that. Reports would list agencies that failed the goal, count trainings given, and summarize their content. This could help service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses win more federal contracts over time. The bill is procedural and does not promise money or specific contracts.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
John Kennedy
LA • R
Cosponsors
Jon Ossoff
GA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
Sponsored 2/12/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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