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Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 [S.1730] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Economic Development ]
Clearing Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 or the CURB Act - Requires each federal agency to: (1) report to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the costs and benefits of each significant regulatory action and of identified alternatives; (2) develop or have written procedures for the approval of significant guidance documents; (3) maintain on its website a list of such documents in effect; (4) establish and advertise on its website a means for the public to electronically submit (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S8192-8193) on 11/19/2013

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1371] [Finance ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Data Privacy ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Cybersecurity ] [Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) department-wide systems and capital investments programs, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Alcohol (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Committee On Appropriations Senate Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government. Hearings Held Prior To Introduction And/or Referral. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-417. on 09/11/2013

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Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2013 [S.1304] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2013 - 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. Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 07/16/2013

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Honoring the vital role of small business and the passion of entrepreneurs in the United States during "National Small Business Week", beginning on May 12, through May 16, 2014. [HR-583] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expresses support for: (1) the designation of National Small Business Week, (2) efforts to encourage consumers to shop locally, and (3) efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses and the impact of locally owned small business on the U.S. economy. Honors the vital role of small business and entrepreneurs in the United States during such week. Recognizes: (1) the important role of the Small Business Administration (SBA) as a valuable resource for the U.S. entrepreneur, (2) the importance of creating policies that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 05/13/2014

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Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, which begins on June 17, 2013. [HR-265] [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. 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 by SBA resource partners (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 06/17/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-933] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Energy ] [Defense ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Military ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Climate Change ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Senior Citizens ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Children and Youth ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Finance ] [Insurance ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Unemployment ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 - Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2013 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); Office of the Chief Economist; National Appeals Division; Office of Budget and Program Analysis; Office of the Chief Information Officer; Office of the Chief Financial Officer; Office (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers Became Public Law No: 113-6. on 03/26/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83] [Energy ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014

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Franchise Financing Improvement Act of 2014 [HB-5600] [Small Business ] [Finance ] [Funding ]
Franchise Financing Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make financial assistance available to franchisees under the Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 if the franchisee is not affiliated with the franchisor. Declares that a franchisee shall not be considered affiliated with the franchisor if: the franchisor has filed a disclosure document pursuant to specified federal regulations; and the franchisee, upon default on a loan (whether guaranteed (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 09/18/2014

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Small Business Loan Simplification Act of 2014 [HB-5599] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Finance ] [Cybersecurity ]
Small Business Loan Simplification Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) amend regulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to authorize the SBA and participants in specified lending programs to use electronic signatures and records for the programs, and (2) accept such electronic signatures and records associated with SBA management and closing processes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 09/18/2014

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Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology Act [HB-5255] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Data Privacy ]
Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology Act or RFP-IT Act - Establishes an increased $500,000 simplified acquisition threshold for contracts for the purchase of information technology services from a small business concern. Makes permanent the authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold. Establishes within the General Services Administration (GSA) the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program to bring non-government innovators into the federal government to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 07/30/2014

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Open Government Technology Work to More Businesses Act [HB-5154] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Cybersecurity ] [Economic Development ]
Open Government Technology Work to More Businesses Act - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to jointly make rules to: (1) streamline and simplify the registration system used by small businesses to be considered for an award of any federal contract, (2) establish procedures by which a small business may self-certify its eligibility for a federal contract under the Small Business Act, and (3) establish procedures by which a majority of small businesses may complete (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Peters Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 07/17/2014

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5016] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Telecommunications ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Cannabis ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Crime ]
- Sets forth permissions for and restrictions upon the use of funds under this Act. (Sec. 606) Prohibits the expenditure of funds under this Act by an entity unless it agrees to comply with the Buy American Act. (Sec. 607) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act by any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act. (Sec. 610) Prohibits the Executive Office of the President from using funds provided in this Act to request either a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background investigation or an IRS determination (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 07/17/2014

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Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2014 [HB-4876] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2014 - 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 procedures to include specified criteria and a process for appealing the Administrator's decisions on designations. Requires the designation to expire when the small business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 06/17/2014

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Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-4435] [Defense ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Environmental ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ]
Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015 for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding tables in Division D, Title XLI, of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Prohibits any funds authorized or made available for FY2015 for aircraft procurement, Army, for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. on 06/05/2014

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Jobs for America Act [HB-4] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Economic Development ] [Energy ] [Mining ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Agriculture ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ] [Construction ] [Infrastructure ] [Trade ] [Science ] [Manufacturing ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Education ]
Jobs for America Act - Division I: Ways and Means - Title I: Save American Workers - Save American Workers Act of 2014 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to redefine "full-time employee," for purposes of the mandate requiring employers to provide health care coverage for their employees, as an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service a week (currently, at least 30 hours of service a week). Title II: Hire More Heroes - Hire More Heroes Act of 2014 - (Sec. 202) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an employer, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darrell Issa Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 597. on 11/13/2014

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-3547] [Agriculture ] [Defense ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Food ] [International ] [National Security ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Water ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Healthcare ] [Cybersecurity ] [Climate Change ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Animals ] [Arts and Culture ] [Aerospace ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Senior Citizens ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Tourism ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Film Production ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Mining ] [Unemployment ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Poverty ] [Property Tax ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Retirement ] [Crime ]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 - (Sec. 5) Makes appropriations for FY2014. (Sec. 6) Declares that each amount designated in this Act for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 7) Declares that if, for FY2014, new budget authority provided in appropriation Acts (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Johnson Became Public Law No: 113-76. on 01/17/2014

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Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013 [HB-3127] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Cutting Red Tape, Green-Lighting Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an employer with not less than 2 or more than 150 employees in a calendar year a business-related tax credit for the cost of up to 5 newly-hired employees who are employed, on average, at least 30 hours per week. Makes such credit available to tax-exempt eligible small employers. Terminates such credit for wages paid after December 31, 2015. Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Maffei Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Small Business, 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 09/18/2013

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2786] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Healthcare ] [Telecommunications ] [Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Bureau (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-172, By Mr. Crenshaw. on 07/23/2013

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Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2013 [HB-2694] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
Buy Smarter and Save Act of 2013 - 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. Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 07/16/2013

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Job Creation Act of 2013 [HB-2674] [Trade ] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Animals ] [Budget and Spending ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Economic Development ]
Job Creation Act of 2013 - Title I: Trade - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should continue to work with the Administration to expand trading markets, (2) the future growth of the U.S. economy requires this pro-growth strategy, (3) China's intellectual property rights violations are a problem for the U.S. economy. Title II: Tax Reform - Expresses the sense of Congress that reforming the federal tax code will benefit taxpayers and the U.S. economy. Title III: Balanced Budget Amendment - Expresses the sense of Congress that it needs (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 09/24/2013

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