United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 971 (115th)
Surviving Spouse Contracting Preference Act
Introduced
7 February 2017
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Surviving Spouse Contracting Preference Act This bill treats a small business owned by the surviving spouse of member of the Armed Forces killed in the line of duty as a small business concern owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran for purposes of contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The company shall be so considered beginning on the date on which the member of the Armed Forces dies and ending on the earlier of the date on which the surviving spouse: (1) remarries, or (2) relinquishes ownership in such business.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/971
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/971