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H.R. 6648

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6648, the FAIR Vets Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 11, 2025 by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Small Business, and last saw action on Dec 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Record

Text

H.R. 6648 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb6648/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6648 IH: Federal Acquisition Improvement and Reform Vets Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-11
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6648  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 11, 2025   Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia  (for herself,  Mr. Neguse , and  Mr. Bacon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Small Business    A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to adjust sole-source thresholds for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Federal Acquisition Improvement and Reform Vets Act   or the   FAIR Vets Act  .
2.
Modernization of sole-source thresholds for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns
(a)
Amendments
Section 36 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657f ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (c)(2), by striking  (including options) ;
(2)
in subsection (c)(2)(A), by striking  $7,000,000  and inserting  $10,000,000 ; and
(3)
in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking  $3,000,000  and inserting  $8,000,000 .
(b)
Implementation
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (including FAR 19.1406) and the Secretary of Defense shall amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement the amendments made by subsection (a).
(c)
Application
The amendments made by this section shall apply to solicitations issued on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-11
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Small Business Act to adjust sole-source thresholds for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) sponsors H.R. 6648, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6648 went before 1 committee: Small Business.

Small Business
Small Business
Referred To · Dec 11, 2025 · 81 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6648 has taken 2 actions since Dec 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 11, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 11, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.Small Business Committee

Votes

H.R. 6648 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6648 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FAIR Vets Act — Display Title
  • FAIR Vets Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Federal Acquisition Improvement and Reform Vets Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Small Business Act to adjust sole-source thresholds for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6648 in 3 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Defense, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia12—
SOURCEAMERICA—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS12—
SOURCEAMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER112
KEVIN MILLER112
NAOMI MATHIS112
PETER DICKINSON112
SHAMALA CAPIZZI112
ALICIA EPSTEIN111
JEFFREY KALOC111
JOHNATHAN ROSE111
JOSEPH LEMAY111
JOSHUA PROSSER111
RICARDO TERRAZAS111
SHANE LIERMANN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
SOURCEAMERICASOURCEAMERICA2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6648 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6648’s is Commerce.

hr6648/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6648, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 209 (Thursday, December 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:H.R. 6648.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. 1, Sec. 8[Page H5810]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com