# 116-hr-4920: Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020

116-hr-4920, Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Became Public Law No: 116-155. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4920
- Congress: 116
- Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act of 2020
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-155.
- Introduced: 2019-10-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER VISCLOSKY (D-IN), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4920 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4920)

## Related
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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