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SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 [S.1233]
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SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2023 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 102) Directs the SBA to maintain an Office of Technology to carry out oversight, reporting, and public database responsibilities as assigned by the SBA Administrator. (Sec. 103) Increases by 0.1% per year, from FY2011-FY2020,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7426-7433) on 07/13/2009
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Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009 [S.1229]
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Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2009 - Title I: Reauthorization - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize for FY2010-FY2012 the following programs for small businesses administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA): (1) the SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) program; (2) the small business development center (SBDC) program; and (3) the Paul D. Coverdell drug-free workplace program. Title II: Women's Small Business Ownership Programs - (Sec. 201) Requires the Director (currently designated the Assistant Administrator)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Reported By Senator Landrieu Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 06/25/2009 With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 111-36. on 07/02/2009
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Small Business Export Opportunity Development Act of 2009 [S.1208]
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Small Business Export Opportunity Development Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Export Development and Promotion (Office), headed by an Associate Administrator for Export Development and Promotion, to undertake specified activities with respect to the development and promotion of small business goods and services abroad. Requires the Associate Administrator to: (1) develop a program through which SBA export finance specialists, regional and local loan officers, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Olympia J. Snowe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6267-6268) on 06/08/2009
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Small Business International Trade Enhancements Act of 2009 [S.1196]
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Small Business International Trade Enhancements Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish an Associate Administrator for International Trade as the head of the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA), who shall be responsible for international trade policy. Grants the SBA Administrator the authority to appoint additional Associate Administrators. Requires Export Assistance Centers (one-stop shops for U.S. exporters) to aid the Associate Administrator in maintaining a trade distribution network for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6257-6258) on 06/08/2009
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A bill to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address information security concerns relating to credit card data and other proprietary information. [S.1070]
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Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Small Business Information Security Task Force to address the information technology security needs of small businesses and to help small businesses prevent the loss of credit card data. Requires the Task Force, among other duties, to make recommendations to the Administrator on the establishment of an Internet website to be used by the SBA to receive and dispense information and resources with respect to such needs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary L. Landrieu
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/19/2009
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [HB-679]
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Establishes use-it-or-lose-it requirements for grantees using funds in specified accounts who have not entered into contracts or other binding commitments and used 50% of the funds awarded. Provides for redistribution of such uncommitted funds by the appropriate federal agency.Makes all funds appropriated by this Act available for obligation through FY2010, unless expressly provided otherwise.Makes additional appropriations to specified federal agency and departmental Offices of Inspector General.Appropriates
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Sponsored by: Rep. David R. Obey
Referred To The House Committee On Appropriations. on 01/26/2009
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Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 2010 [HB-5832]
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Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) require the Office of International Trade of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to implement small business export promotion programs that increase the number of small businesses that export as well as the volume of their exports; and (2) establish an Associate Administrator for International Trade as the head of the Office. Grants the SBA Administrator the authority to appoint additional Associate Administrators. Requires Export Assistance Centers (one-stop
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen A. Dahlkemper
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 07/22/2010
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Small Business Assistance and Relief Act of 2010 [HB-5554]
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Small Business Assistance and Relief Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) assistance should be made available to creditworthy small businesses that cannot obtain lending in the current environment; and (2) reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be a top priority for Congress. Provides, with respect to small businesses: (1) an extension of specified tax provisions concerning deductions, credits, and income exclusion; and (2) a limit on the paperwork required to be submitted from a small business to federal agencies. Small
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Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito
Referred To The Committee On Small Business, And In Addition To The Committees On Ways And Means, Appropriations, Energy And Commerce, And Financial Services, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 06/17/2010
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Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2010 [HB-5332]
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Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2010 - Establishes a three-year small business intermediary lending pilot program under which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) may make direct loans to eligible nonprofit lending intermediaries for the purpose of making loans of up to $200,000 each to startup, newly-established, and growing small businesses. Authorizes the Administrator, under the program, to make one percent, 20-year loans of up to $3 million to up to 20 lending intermediaries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H3665-3666) on 05/20/2010
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-4899]
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2010. Title I - Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Agriculture for the Farm Service Agency's Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account, the Emergency Forest Restoration Program, and the Foreign Agricultural Service's Food for Peace Title II Grants for emergency relief and rehabilitation for Haiti. Chapter 2: Department of Commerce - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. David R. Obey
Presented To President. on 07/29/2010
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Express Loans Improvements Act of 2010 [HB-4598]
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Express Loans Improvements Act of 2009 - Amends provisions of the Small Business Act relating to the Express Loan Program (Program) to: (1) increase (for a two-year period) from 50% to 75% the maximum percentage of Program loans that may be guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA); (2) make such percentage 60% after such two-year period; and (3) increase from $350,000 to $1 million the maximum Program loan amount. Directs the SBA Administrator to: (1) issue regulations with respect to Program loan and lender eligibility and collateral
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 02/04/2010
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Helping Small Business Compete Act of 2010 [HB-4496]
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Helping Small Business Compete Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from 23% to 25% the government-wide small business procurement contract goal. Requires the President, before the close of each fiscal year, to establish new goals. Requires each federal agency to have an anuual goal at least equal to the federal goal. Sets forth provisions concerning methods for goal achievement, including requiring procurement training for senior executives and a limitation on incentive awards for failure to meet goals. Redefines the term: (1)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Contracting And Technology . on 02/12/2010
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Small Business Contracting Protection Act of 2010 [HB-4420]
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Small Business Contracting Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue regulations defining the term "pass-through business" with respect to another business, for purposes of possible misrepresentation in obtaining SBA-administered small business loans. Outlines criteria for determining whether an entity qualifies as a pass-through business for such purposes. Provides penalties for misrepresentation as a pass-through business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 01/12/2010
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Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 [HB-3854]
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Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009 - Title I: Small Business Lending Enhancements - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide support to SBA regional, district, and branch offices in assisting small lenders who do not participate in the SBA's Preferred Lenders Program to make SBA section 7(a) (general small business) loans. (Sec. 102) Directs the Administrator to carry out a rural lending outreach program to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 11/02/2009
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Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009 [HB-3740]
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Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that a state or local governmental entity may invest in a small business investment company (SBIC) applicant or licensee from 33% to 45% of the private capital of such applicant or licensee. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) approve within 60 days after receipt an application for licensing as an SBIC, as long as the applicant meets specified experiential and operational
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Sponsored by: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Provisions Of Measure Incorporated Into H.r. 3854. on 10/21/2009
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Job Creation and Economic Development Through CDC Modernization Act of 2009 [HB-3739]
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Job Creation and Economic Development Through CDC Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to provide FY2010-FY2011 authorized program levels for guarantees of debentures made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the certified development company (CDC) program under such Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (SBIA). Rewrites the provisions of title V (Loans to State and Local Development Companies) of the SBIA. Permits only CDCs certified by the SBA Administrator to issue debentures. Defines a CDC and outlines
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan
Provisions Of Measure Incorporated Into H.r. 3854. on 10/21/2009
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Small Business Credit Expansion and Loan Markets Stabilization Act of 2009 [HB-3723]
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Small Business Credit Expansion and Loan Markets Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out: (1) a program to provide support to SBA regional, district, and branch offices to assist small lenders not participating in the SBA Preferred Lenders Program to participate in other programs for assistance to small businesses under the SBA 7(a) general business loan program; (2) a rural lending outreach program; and (3) a lender training program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Larsen
Provisions Of Measure Incorporated Into H.r. 3854. on 10/21/2009
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Enhanced New Markets and Expanded Investment in Renewable Energy for Small Manufacturers Act of 2009 [HB-3722]
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Enhanced New Markets and Expanded Investment in Renewable Energy for Small Manufacturers Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to require (under current law, authorizes) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to participate in the new markets venture capital program (program) (a program under which investment companies provide capital financing to small businesses). Requires the Administrator, in selecting companies for program participation, to approve at least one company from each SBA geographic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
Provisions Of Measure Incorporated Into H.r. 3854. on 10/21/2009
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American Small Business Innovation Act [HB-3684]
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American Small Business Innovation Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to require (under current law, authorizes) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to participate in the new markets venture capital program (a program under which investment companies provide capital financing to small businesses). Requires a report from the Administrator to Congress evaluating the success of the new markets venture capital program (program). Requires the Administrator, in selecting companies for program participation,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Sestak
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 09/30/2009
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-3288]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 - (Sec. 4) Makes the following appropriations for FY2010. Division A: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for FY2010 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. John W. Olver
Signed By President. on 12/16/2009