S3896-119

In Committee

Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Small Businesses Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 24, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a procurement provision: 2. Modification of Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph. It relies on procurement rules. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a procurement provision: 2. Modification of Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a procurement provision: 2. Modification of Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a procurement provision: 2. Modification of Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by striking paragraph.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 24, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 24, 2026

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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