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Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Small Businesses Act of 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would modify the Department of Veterans Affairs' procedures for awarding contracts to small businesses. The bill amends the VA's small business procurement preferences by removing one category of preference and renumbering the remaining categories. The specific change reorganizes how the VA prioritizes different types of small business contractors in the procurement process, referencing the definitions and standards established under the federal Small Business Act.
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- Feb 24, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Feb 24, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 24, 2026
Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Small Businesses Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROCUREMENT HIERARCHY OF SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCES.
Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (3);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
(3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting “established under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.)” before the period at the end. <all>
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