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116-hr-4920116th Congress

Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020

Sponsored By: Representative Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

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Summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to give preference to nonprofit firms that employ the blind and significantly disabled when contracting for covered products and services that are included on the procurement list maintained by the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. The commission provides employment opportunities for people who are blind or have significant disabilities. A covered product or service is one that was included on the commission's procurement list on or before December 22, 2006, or a product or service that (1) is a replacement for a product or service on the commission's procurement list, (2) is essentially the same and meets the same requirements as the product or service being replaced, and (3) meets the VA's quality standards and delivery schedule.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • PETER VISCLOSKY

    IN • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2019

  • Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2019

  • Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2019

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/6/2019

  • Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]

    OK • D

    Sponsored 10/30/2019

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 11/13/2019

  • Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2019

  • Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2019

  • Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 12/6/2019

Roll Call Votes

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