Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017 [HB-4111]
Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing a small business investment company's (SBIC's) application, to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA
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HB-4111: Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Signed By President. on 12/19/2018
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 [HB-5674]
VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 This bill consolidates Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care programs, revises other VA health care programs and facilities provisions, and makes appropriations for veterans care. The bill establishes the Veterans Community Care Program to furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through certain non-VA providers to veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system or otherwise entitled to VA
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HB-5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018 VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Reported By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-671, Part I. on 05/11/2018
Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017 [HB-4025]
Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to broaden existing reporting requirements with respect to multiple sales or dispositions of certain firearms to an unlicensed person within five business days. Under current law, the reporting requirement applies to multiple sales or dispositions of pistols, revolvers, or any combination of pistols and revolvers. This bill makes the reporting requirement applicable to multiple sales or dispositions of any firearms.
HB-4025: Multiple Firearm Sales Reporting Modernization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 10/19/2017
A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act"). [S.1894]
A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act"). This bill revises the coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. Jones Act requirements are currently waived with respect to vessels transporting
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S.1894: A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act").
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 232. on 10/02/2017
MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017 [S.1803]
MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process to facilitate research involving marijuana and the commercial production of drugs made from marijuana. Specifically, the bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to register manufacturers and distributors to supply marijuana: (1) for use in research, and (2) for the commercial production of approved drugs containing or derived from marijuana.
S.1803: MEDS Act Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S5483-5484) on 09/13/2017
Local FARMS Act Local Food And Regional Market Supply Act [HB-3941]
Local FARMS Act Local Food And Regional Market Supply Act This bill consolidates, modifies, and authorizes several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to expand regional or local food markets and implement food safety practices. The bill authorizes and provides mandatory funding for a new Agricultural Market Development Program that is administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and consolidates: the Farmers' Market and Local Food Promotion Program, Value-Added Producer Grants, regional food chain coordination, and public-private
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HB-3941: Local FARMS Act Local Food And Regional Market Supply Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 10/04/2017
Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018 [S.1995]
Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing an entity's application to become a small business investment company (SBIC), to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states
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S.1995: Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
By Senator Risch From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-449. on 12/20/2018
Cormorant Control Act [HB-4429]
Cormorant Control Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reissue the final rule that was published on May 28, 2014, relating to the extension and revision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of certain depredation orders allowing for the taking of double-crested cormorants (a species of migratory birds) to protect stock at aquaculture facilities and to protect public resources, without regard to any other provision of a statute or regulation that applies to the issuance of such rule. The bill prohibits such reissuance (including
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HB-4429: Cormorant Control Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 02/15/2018