H.R. 4253 · 110th Congress · enacted
Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-186.
Latest official action 2008-02-14 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008 - Title I: Veterans Business Development - (Sec. 101) Increases funding (with an offset), for FY2008-FY2009, for the Office of Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Expresses the sense of Congress that excess amounts for such Office should be used to support veterans business outreach centers. (Sec. 102) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the President to establish an interagency task force to coordinate federal efforts to improve capital and business development opportunities for, and ensure achievement of the pre-established federal contracting goals for, small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and veterans. (Sec. 103) Extends permanently the SBA's Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs. (Sec. 104) Directs the SBA's Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development to: (1) ensure that veterans business outreach centers regularly participate in the workshops of the transition assistance program of the Department of Labor; and (2) compile information on existing resources available to women veterans for business training. Allows a veterans business outreach center to provide grants to entities to make presentations on opportunities available from the SBA for recently separating or separated veterans. Requi…
Congressional Research Service · 2008-02-14
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Vern Buchanan
House · FL District 16 · Republican
$537,704PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nydia M. Velázquez
House · NY District 7 · Democratic
$62,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'')$9,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)$6,000
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC$6,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY PAC (HEARTPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC (CLIA PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCVS HEALTH PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFEDERATION OF EXCHANGE ACCOMODATORS 1031 PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC PAC 2001$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGRIDIRON-PAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKING & SPALDING NONPARTISAN COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMETLIFE INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL PARTICIPATION FUND A$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$5,000
Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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