H.R. 1657 — 112th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.
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May 24, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
CRS summary
As of May 23, 2011Passed House without amendment
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs that any business determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to have misrepresented its status as a small business owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans in order to increase its contracting opportunities shall be debarred from contracting with the VA for not less than five years (under current law, for a reasonable period as determined by the Secretary).
Requires the Secretary to commence the debarment action within 30 days after the misrepresentation determination, and to complete such action within 90 days after such determination. Includes in the debarment all principals in the business.
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Roll-call votes
1 on recordMay 23, 2011 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Full roll call85 of 431 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.
Yea — 385: 179 R · 129 D
Nay — 1: 1 L
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| Justin Amash | MI |
Not Voting — 45: 22 D · 15 R
| Member | State |
|---|---|
| CHANDLER, A. B. | KY |
| HINCHEY, Maurice Dunlea | NY |
| YOUNG, Charles William | FL |
| PAUL, Ronald Ernest | TX |
| LANDRY, Jeff | LA |
| SUTTON, Betty | OH |
| FILNER, Bob | CA |
| GIFFORDS, Gabrielle | AZ |
| Ed Pastor | AZ |
| Grace F. Napolitano | CA |
| Maxine Waters | CA |
| Christopher Murphy | CT |
| Corrine Brown | FL |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI |
| Bruce L. Braley | IA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | IL |
| Mike Quigley | IL |
| John A. Yarmuth | KY |
| John F. Tierney | MA |
| Richard E. Neal | MA |
| Betty McCollum | MN |
| Keith Ellison | MN |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | MO |
| G. K. Butterfield | NC |
| Carolyn McCarthy | NY |
| Yvette D. Clarke | NY |
| Earl Blumenauer | OR |
| Michael F. Doyle | PA |
| Rubén Hinojosa | TX |
| Gwen Moore | WI |
| Dana Rohrabacher | CA |
| Jack Kingston | GA |
| Michael K. Simpson | ID |
| John Shimkus | IL |
| Billy Long | MO |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | MO |
| Jeff Fortenberry | NE |
| Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | NJ |
| John J. Duncan, Jr. | TN |
| Joe Barton | TX |
| John R. Carter | TX |
| Kenny Marchant | TX |
| Lamar Smith | TX |
| Doc Hastings | WA |
| Sean P. Duffy | WI |
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