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Service Provider Opportunity Clarification Act of 2015 [HB-4284] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Funding ]
Service Provider Opportunity Clarification Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue regulations providing examples of activities that would be considered a failure to make a good faith effort to comply with the requirements imposed on any entity (other than a small business) awarded a prime contract exceeding $500,000 (or exceeding $1 million if for construction of a public facility) that contains an SBA clause that: notifies potential offering companies of SBA requirements relating to contracts awarded (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 04/20/2016

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Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act [HB-4198] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ]
Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify the principal duties of Commercial Market Representatives, government contracting staff stationed at area Small Business Administration (SBA) offices and reporting to specified senior SBA officers. Such duties shall include: helping prime federal government contractors to find small business concerns capable of performing subcontracts; counseling such contractors on their responsibility to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat Introduced In House on 12/09/2015

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Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2015 [HB-4027] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Finance ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Women's Business Ownership to address issues concerning specified disciplines required for starting, operating, and increasing a small business. The Office must work with SBA officials and collaborate with non-SBA entities to ensure that the work of the women's business center program: maximizes taxpayer dollars, and coordinates effectively with and is not duplicative of other federal and private sector (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 11/17/2015

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Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2015 [HB-3945] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of "small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans" for purposes of federal agencies awarding small business contracts pursuant to Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to include: a small business concern not less than 51% of which is owned by one or more veterans with service-connected disabilities that are permanent and total who are unable to manage the daily (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 12/03/2015

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Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015 [HB-3714] [Agriculture ] [Small Business ]
Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify that the agricultural enterprises it covers are small business concerns. (Sec. 3) The Act shall cover any small farm regardless of whether its annual receipts, including those of any affiliates, exceed $750,000. (Sec. 4) The Small Business Administration shall, by rule, establish size standards for agricultural enterprises, which shall be subject to rolling review procedures under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Carlos Curbelo Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 04/20/2016

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REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 [HB-3295] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Crime ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Community Development ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ]
REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Designates each amount provided by this bill as an emergency requirement, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 07/29/2015

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2995] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Telecommunications ] [Healthcare ] [Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-194, By Mr. Crenshaw. on 07/09/2015

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Microloan Modernization Act of 2015 [HB-2670] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Microloan Modernization Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act with respect to the rule under the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program (assisting low-income individuals to start and operate a small business) that permits SBA-designated microloan intermediary lenders to expend up to 25% of the grant funds they receive from the SBA to provide information and technical assistance to small businesses that are their prospective borrowers. The SBA must establish a process by which these microloan intermediaries may (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Judy Chu Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 07/14/2015

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Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2015 [HB-2234] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2015 Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), for each industry category for which the Administrator established a size standard, to establish procedures, by rule, for designating a small business in that industry category as an emerging business enterprise (EBE). Requires the designation to expire when the small business is no longer in compliance with the criteria, except that: in the case of an EBE which existed as a business entity before its (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings Introduced In House on 05/05/2015

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Water ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cannabis ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Film Production ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Gaming ] [Human Rights ] [Inflation ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Manufacturing ] [Media and Advertising ] [Mental Health ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Property Tax ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2015 [HB-1760] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2015 Directs the President to establish: (1) an annual government-wide goal to procure goods and services using strategic sourcing, and (2) an annual government-wide goal for savings from the use of strategic sourcing. Defines "strategic sourcing" as a structured and collaborative process of critically analyzing an organization's spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing power, reduce costs, and improve overall value and performance. Requires the Office of Management and Budget to: (1) issue guidance to executive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 04/13/2015

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Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act [HB-1597] [Defense ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Agile Acquisition to Retain Technological Edge Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that all stakeholders in the acquisition system of the Department of Defense (DOD), including Congress and industry, should be: (1) successful, (2) proactive, (3) agile, (4) transparent, and (5) innovative. Authority is permanently extended for: (1) funding the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, and (2) expedited hiring for acquisition workforce positions. A dual-track career path is established that permits officers and enlisted personnel to gain (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 08/18/2015

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 114-510. on 04/19/2016

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Stronger Voice for Small Business Act of 2015 [HB-1429] [Small Business ]
Stronger Voice for Small Business Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a person to file with the Office of Hearings and Appeals a petition or reconsideration of a size standard revised, modified, or established by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 03/18/2015

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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 (continued...)

  

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

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Transparency in Small Business Assistance Act [S.936] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Budget and Spending ]
Transparency in Small Business Assistance Act - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to collect, for specified periods, information from small businesses that receive SBA assistance, including a loan, loan guarantee, grant, or counseling services. Requires such information to include: (1) the operational status of the small business concern and, if it is no longer operational, the reason for closure; (2) the number of part- and full-time employees; and (3) the number of referrals that SBA makes to another federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/14/2013

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CLEAR SBA Act [S.537] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act or CLEAR SBA Act - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make publicly available a user-friendly database of information relating to lenders making loans under such Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. Requires the Administrator to: (1) include in the database information on such loans made during FY2009-FY2013, and (2) incorporate information relating to such loans on an ongoing basis. Prohibits (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Landrieu Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Reported By Senator Landrieu With Amendments. With Written Report No. 113-91. on 09/10/2013

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Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 [S.2334] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of "small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans" for purposes of federal agencies awarding small business contracts pursuant to Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to include: (1) a small business concern not less than 51% of which is owned by one or more veterans with service-connected disabilities that are permanent and total who are unable to manage the daily business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/14/2014

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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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 02/10/2014

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Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act [S.1836] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Trade ] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Manufacturing ]
Department of Commerce and the Workforce Consolidation Act - Establishes the Department of Commerce and the Workforce, headed by a Secretary of Commerce and the Workforce, as an executive department for the advancement of economic growth and job opportunities. Consolidates in such Department: (1) the Office of the Workforce, (2) the Patent and Trademark Office, (3) the Small Business Administration (SBA), (4) the Office of Economic Affairs and Statistics, (5) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (6) the International Trade (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/17/2013

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