S 2209 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program Act

This bill creates a new training program to help veteran-owned small businesses win federal government contracts. It authorizes $1 million annually (2024-2028) for the Small Business Administration to fund nonprofit organizations that provide specialized training on federal procurement processes. The program requires grantees to use diverse experts - including government contracting specialists and private sector professionals - to teach veteran business owners how to navigate federal contracting systems. This directly affects veteran entrepreneurs seeking to compete for federal contracts, offering them practical skills to increase their success in government procurement.
Sub-Topics: Veteran Employment Veteran Education Tags: Small Business
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 22, 2023 Last action Jun 22, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jun 22, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Benjamin L. Cardin
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
MD
n/a