CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

John Kennedy (R-LA)

S.Amdt. 3838

S.Amdt. 3838 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3838, submitted by Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Ossoff, aims to add a new section to the bill titled "Guidance on Increasing Contract Awards to Small Business Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-disabled Veterans."

The purpose of this amendment is to change the Small Business Act by requiring the Administrator to do the following:

  • Issue guidance and best practices within 180 days of enactment to increase the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for applicable Federal agencies.

  • Work with other Federal agencies to collect data on service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses that are denied contracts and the reasons for those denials.

  • Issue a report that addresses:

    • If there are low application rates from these small businesses.
    • If these businesses are denied contracts due to a lack of necessary skills or capacity to scale resources.
    • Recommendations to improve solicitation efforts or outreach for these small businesses.