SERV Act
The SERV Act requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to annually report on its outreach efforts for veteran entrepreneurs, including programs like Veteran Business Outreach Centers and Boots to Business. It also mandates a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report analyzing credit access barriers for veteran-owned small businesses, covering credit sources, default rates, program gaps, and how military service affects credit history. The bill directly affects veterans, service-disabled veterans, Reservists, and their spouses who own or seek to start businesses. These reporting requirements aim to improve understanding of support needs without creating new funding or programs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H746)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sharice Davids
DDemocratic
Co
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Maggie Goodlander
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Alford
RRepublican
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