The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved H.R. 1694, the Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act. The legislation would include veterans in the Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and would provide parity for the nearly 1 million veterans who are small business owners seeking government contracts. Currently, only half of the states meet their DBE goals. Adding veteran small businesses to this program would increase the pool of eligible firms at the states' disposal. For states that already meet their goals, this bill does not affect them or the small business contractors they employ. The legislation goes on to the Senate for consideration. The text of the bill is available on the Congress.gov website.
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