# 119-s-3896: Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Small Businesses Act of 2026

119-s-3896, Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Small Businesses Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3896
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3896
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Small Businesses Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Anchors VA small-business contracting preferences to the Small Business Act.** This bill would amend 38 U.S.C. 8127(h) to reorganize its subparagraphs and insert the phrase 'established under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)' into the VA procurement priority language. The change reframes the statutory basis for VA small-business preferences and does not add funding, change eligibility beyond that reframing, create phase-ins or sunsets, or impose new penalties or compliance duties.

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA contract rules for small businesses: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would change how the Department of Veterans Affairs orders small-business preferences in its contracts. It would remove one paragraph, rename another, and insert the phrase "established under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)" into the rule. This would explicitly…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-2438: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3896 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3896)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-2438: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2438)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3896 (as of 2026-04-21).