# 115-hr-5044: Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act

115-hr-5044, Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5044
- Congress: 115
- Title: Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-02-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act This bill provides that the surviving spouse of a veteran who died with less than a 100% disability rating maintains the same Department of Veterans Affairs contracting preference for a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business as the spouse of a 100% disabled veteran until: (1) three years after the veteran's death, (2) the surviving spouse remarries, or (3) the surviving spouse relinquishes ownership of the business.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act
- 115-hr-6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-4712: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 115-hr-4131: No Abortion Bonds Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5044)

## Related
- [115-hr-7169: VA-SBA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7169)
- [115-hr-6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6417)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-4712: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4712)
- [115-hr-4131: No Abortion Bonds Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4131)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5044 (as of 2025-11-18).