Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act [HB-1737]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act (Sec. 2) Declares without force or effect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Bulletin 2013-02 (Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act), published March 21, 2013. (Sec. 3) Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the CFPB, when proposing and issuing guidance primarily related to indirect auto financing, to: provide for a public notice and comment period before issuing the guidance in final form; make publicly available all information
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HB-1737: Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/19/2015
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-1735]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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HB-1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Vetoed By President. on 10/22/2015
Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 [HB-1481]
[Defense ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to require federal agency heads to ensure that specified executive personnel assume responsibility for the agency's success in achieving small business subcontracting goals and percentages. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall study whether the systems of an agency or department accurately record the data necessary for compliance with any requirements related to subcontracting at any tier under the Small
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HB-1481: Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 114-510. on 04/19/2016
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2015 [HB-1000]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Unemployment ]
[Inflation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish a Full Employment National Trust Fund with two separate accounts for: (1) Employment Opportunity Grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, publicly-funded elementary and secondary educational institutions, educational institutions in the Federal Work-Study Program, and tax-exempt non-profit organizations for job-creating activities in communities whose economy is not at a level of full employment; and (2) Workforce Investment
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HB-1000: Humphrey-Hawkins 21st Century Full Employment and Training Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 04/29/2015
A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, which begins on June 17, 2013. [SR-177]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses during National Small Business Week beginning June 17, 2013. Applauds the efforts and achievements of small business owners and their employees. Recognizes the work of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Recognizes the importance of ensuring that: (1) guaranteed loans, including microloans and venture capital, are made available to all qualified small businesses; (2) management assistance programs delivered
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SR-177: A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, which begins on June 17, 2013.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S4725; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S4676-4677) on 06/19/2013
You have voted SR-177: A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, which begins on June 17, 2013..
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [S.954]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Trade ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Small Business ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - (Sec. 1101) Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to repeal, but continue for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). (Sec. 1105) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for a farm's base acreage adjustment for covered commodities if: (1) a conservation reserve contract expires or is voluntarily terminated, (2) cropland
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S.954: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
By Senator Stabenow From Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/01/2013. Report No. 113-88. Additional Views Filed. on 09/04/2013
Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 [S.923]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make a producer violating certain conservation requirements under the highly erodible land or wetland programs ineligible for federal crop insurance premiums. Requires producers under the highly erodible land program and the wetland conservation program to comply with specified conservation requirements. Extends and revises: (1) the conservation reserve program, (2) the conservation stewardship program, and (3) the environmental quality incentives program.
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S.923: Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/09/2013
Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 [S.860]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the biobased markets program to: (1) extend program funding through FY2018, (2) increase the number of categories of biobased products designated and individual biobased products eligible for preferred purchasing, and (3) provide for a program of biobased product education and promotion activities. Amends the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend Program funding through FY2018; (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance;
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S.860: Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/06/2013
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 [S.837]
[Agriculture ]
[Veterans ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the conservation reserve and related programs, and (2) assistance to disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers for access to the environmental quality incentives and the conservation stewardship programs. Permits conservation reserve contract modification to facilitate transfers from retiring owners to limited resource farmers or ranchers. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) reduce the number of operating years
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S.837: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3038-3039) on 04/25/2013
TBTF Act [S.798]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2013 or TBTF Act - Requires federal banking agencies to establish capital requirements for the ratio of equity capital to total consolidated assets for all financial institutions. Prohibits such requirements from requiring a financial institution with more than $50 billion in total consolidated assets to have a ratio of less than 8% of equity capital to total consolidated assets. Requires the equity capital requirement for a financial institution with $50 billion or less in total consolidated assets
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S.798: TBTF Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Protection. Hearings Held. on 01/08/2014
Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Act [S.784]
[Agriculture ]
[Veterans ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Act - Amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act regarding the value-added agricultural product market development grants program to: (1) include farmers and ranchers who are veterans among priority recipients, and (2) authorize program appropriations through FY2017. Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 regarding the outreach and assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers program to: (1) include farmers and ranchers who are veterans, and (2) extend mandatory
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S.784: Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Johanns
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2901) on 04/23/2013
Freedom from Government Competition Act [S.523]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2013 - Requires each executive or military department or independent establishment to obtain all goods and services necessary for or beneficial to the accomplishment of its authorized functions by procurement from private sources, except if: (1) such goods or services are required by law to be produced or performed by such agency; or (2) the head of the agency determines and certifies that federal production, manufacture, or provision of a good or service is necessary for the national defense or homeland
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S.523: Freedom from Government Competition Act
Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/12/2013
American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 [S.388]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - Title I: Budget Provisions - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for security and nonsecurity categories in new budget authority for FY2013. Establishes discretionary spending limits for revised security and nonsecurity categories for FY2014-FY2021. Defines "revised security category" as discretionary appropriations in budget function 050 (defense function). Repeals certain sequestration
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S.388: American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S970-990, S991) on 02/28/2013
Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2014 [S.2693]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Office of Women's Business Ownership within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to address issues concerning specified disciplines required for starting, operating, and increasing a small business. Authorizes the SBA Administrator to provide annual training for women's business ownership representatives. Authorizes the Administrator to provide financial assistance to qualifying entities to conduct projects designed to provide training and counseling meeting
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S.2693: Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5138) on 07/30/2014
Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 [S.259]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 - Increases from: (1) 23% to 25% the government-wide small business procurement contract goal, (2) 5% to 10% the government-wide procurement goal for small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned businesses, and (3) 3% to 6% the government-wide procurement goal for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and HUBZONE (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses. Limits the number of categories for which a small business may qualify under such goals. Requires, for purposes of such goals,
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S.259: Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S525) on 02/07/2013
Access to Capital, Access to Opportunity Act [S.2487]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Access to Capital, Access to Opportunity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from $50,000 to $100,000 the maximum amount of a loan under the microloan program. Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to use amounts made available for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs to pay for any costs associated with these increases. Requires the Administrator to develop and adopt outcome-oriented standards to measure the microloan program's performance, including the recommendations
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S.2487: Access to Capital, Access to Opportunity Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Deb Fischer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 06/18/2014
Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act [S.2481]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to revise procurement program requirements for women-owned small businesses. Authorizes a contracting officer to award a sole source contract under this Act to small businesses owned and controlled by women if each of the businesses is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are economically disadvantaged (and such ownership is determined without regard to any community property law), and if: the small business is in an industry in which it is underrepresented, as
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S.2481: Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 06/17/2014
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2437]
[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
[Science ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies. Title I: Department of Commerce - Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY2015 for: the International Trade Administration; the Bureau of Industry and Security; the Economic Development Administration; the Minority Business Development Agency; economic and statistical analysis
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S.2437: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Mikulski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Mikulski. With Written Report No. 113-181. on 06/05/2014
SCORE for Small Business Act of 2014 [S.2008]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
SCORE for Small Business Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act, with respect to the SCORE program (Service Corps of Retired Executives), to: (1) reauthorize such program for FY2015-FY2017; (2) modify requirements of such program with respect to the role of participating volunteers, program plans and goals, and reporting; and (3) outline privacy requirements pertaining to the disclosure of information of businesses assisted under such program. Amends the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to repeal the program
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S.2008: SCORE for Small Business Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 02/10/2014