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House vote: H.R. 1313 // May 18, 2015Needed two-thirds to pass

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

Sponsor: Jerry McNerney (D-CA)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act (Sec. 2) Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences for: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability, or (2) 3 years after such death if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

403 votes, representing 228,902,801 people92.6%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40392.6%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.4%