United States · Bill · S
S. 1870 (114th)
VET Act of 2016
Introduced
27 July 2015
Last action
20 December 2016 · Floor
Status
By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-411.
Sponsors
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
13 January 2026
Summary
Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2015 or the VET Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of making grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire a qualifying business enterprise.
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Timeline
27 July 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2015
Reported
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
29 June 2016
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 542.
Source: Calendars
29 June 2016
Reported
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
29 June 2016
Reported
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Source: Committee
20 December 2016
Committee
By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-411.
Source: Committee
20 December 2016
Floor
By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-411.
Source: Floor
Votes
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Versions
- Reported to Senate · 29 June 2016 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 27 July 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 29 June 2016
Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 29 June 2016
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2015
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2015
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- · sssb00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → VET Act of 2015
- related to → VET Act of 2015
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1870
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1870
- us · 114-s-1870 · source updated 13 January 2026