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Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 [HB-527]
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Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 - Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) to: (1) define the "economic impact" of a proposed or final rule to include both direct economic effects on small entities and any indirect economic effects which are reasonably foreseeable and result from such proposed or final rule, and (2) include tribal organizations within the definition of "small governmental jurisdictions" for purposes of such Act. Requires initial and final regulatory flexibility analyses under RFA to: (1) describe alternatives
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 12/05/2011
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Small Business Innovation Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-448]
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Small Business Innovation Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from 2.5% to 5% the amount that each federal agency with an extramural research and development budget in excess of $100 million must spend specifically in connection with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs provided through the Small Business Administration (SBA). Directs the SBA Administrator to modify SBIR policy directives to provide for an increase to $200,000 the amount which an agency may award in the first phase of an SBIR program,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie Hirono
Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology And Innovation. on 02/10/2011
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SBIR Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-447]
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Small Business Innovation Research Enhancement Act of 2011 or SBIR Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to increase from 2.5% to 5% the amount that each federal agency with an extramural research and development budget in excess of $100 million must spend specifically in connection with Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs provided through the Small Business Administration (SBA). Directs the SBA Administrator to modify SBIR policy directives to provide for an increase to $200,000 in the amount which an agency may
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie Hirono
Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology And Innovation. on 02/10/2011
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [HB-4310]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 01/02/2013
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Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 [HB-4206]
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Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act of 2012 - Amends the federal criminal code to include under penalties for misrepresentation the willful misrepresentation of status as a small business for the purpose of obtaining, retaining, or completing a federal contract. Amends the Small Business Act to provide that, in cases of small business fraud, including misrepresentation of status, the penalties provided shall not apply if the defendant acted in reliance on a written advisory opinion from a licensed attorney who is not an employee of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-728, Part I. on 12/21/2012
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Credit Union Small Business Lending Act [HB-4191]
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Credit Union Small Business Lending Act - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a dedicated process by which credit unions participating in a certain small business loan program may receive approvals and repurchases concerning program loan guarantees. Requires such process to: (1) be distinct from that used by participating non-credit unions, and (2) make use of existing agency resources. Amends the Small Business Act to direct the SBA Administrator to implement a program to: (1) provide outreach and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit. on 04/26/2012
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Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 [HB-4118]
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Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to require (under current law, permit) federal agencies involved in procurement, to the maximum extent practicable, to include small businesses in multiple award contracts. Requires such agencies to make full use of the contract set-aside programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Directs the SBA Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and any agency that obtains 5% of its procurement requirements
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Reported By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-726, Part I. on 12/21/2012
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Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 [HB-4081]
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Contractor Opportunity Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to consolidate Small Business Administration (SBA) provisions relating to contract bundling (the consolidation of two or more procurement requirements into a solicitation for a single prime contract that is unlikely, because of its size or complexity, to be suitable for award to a small business). Requires the Procurement Activity (Activity) of a federal department or agency (agency), at least 45 days prior to the issuance of a solicitation, to provide to that Activity's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-725. on 12/21/2012
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Small Business Protection Act of 2012 [HB-3987]
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Small Business Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), when establishing small business size standards, to establish or approve a single standard for a grouping of four-digit North American Industrial Classification codes only if the Administrator makes publicly available, no later than the date on which it is established or approved, a justification that such standard is appropriate for each individual industry classification in the grouping. Requires the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-724. on 12/21/2012
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Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 [HB-3985]
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Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a mentor-protege program for all small businesses. (Under current law, the SBA mentor-protege program is limited to small businesses participating in the section 8(a) guaranteed loan program.) Prohibits a federal department or agency from carrying out a mentor-protege program for small businesses unless the head of such department or agency submits a program plan to the Administrator
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-723. on 12/21/2012
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Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 [HB-3980]
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Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to replace the position of breakout procurement representative within the Small Business Administration (SBA) with the position of procurement center representative. Requires such representatives to, among other things, review any acquisition plan with respect to a procurement requirement, and make recommendations regarding procurement method determinations and acquisition plans. Removes the requirement that such representatives review restrictions on competition, instead requiring
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-722. on 12/21/2012
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Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 [HB-3893]
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Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 - Title I: Limitations on Subcontracting - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit a small business receiving a guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA) from expending more on subcontractors than: (1) 50% of the loan amount received, in case of a contract for services; and (2) 50%, in the case of a contract for supplies (other than from a regular dealer in such supplies). Requires the small business, in case of a contract for supplies from a regular dealer,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-731, Part I. on 12/27/2012
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-3671]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations to the Department of Defense and related agencies for FY2012. Division B: Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012 - Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Corps of Engineers-Civil, Department of the Army, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, and certain independent agencies. Division C: Financial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers
Referred To The Committee On Appropriations, And In Addition To The Committee On The Budget, 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 12/14/2011
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Act for the 99% [HB-3638]
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Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act or Act for the 99% - Title I: Emergency Job Creation to Rebuild America - Emergency Jobs to Restore the American Dream Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to states for: (1) subgrants to local education agencies (LEAs) to modernize, renovate, or repair public school facilities; and (3) grants to pay maintenance costs. Requires LEAs to use such funds, to the maximum extent practicable, for green schools. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for grants to institutions of higher education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 02/09/2012
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Job Creation Act of 2011 [HB-3487]
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Job Creation Act of 2011 - Title I: Trade - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should continue to work with the Administration to expand trading markets; (2) the President should pursue quick entry into force of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; and (3) the future growth of the U.S. economy requires this pro-growth strategy. Expresses the sense of Congress that China's intellectual property rights violations are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/29/2012
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STARTUP Act [HB-3427]
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Startup Technical Assistance for Reemployment Training and Unemployment Prevention Act or the STARTUP Act - Amends the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970 to authorize states to establish a self-employment assistance program (a program to provide unemployed individuals with an allowance in lieu of extended unemployment compensation to establish a business and become self-employed). Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to allow individuals receiving emergency unemployment compensation to participate in a self-employment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Domestic Monetary Policy And Technology. on 01/12/2012
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Jobs Through Growth Act [HB-3400]
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Jobs Through Growth Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individual taxpayers after 2010, (2) allow an individual taxpayer to elect an alternative income tax system in lieu of existing rates, (3) allow an inflation adjustment to the cost of certain capital assets for purposes of determining gain or loss from the sale or exchange of such assets, (4) reduce the top income tax rate on corporations to 25%, (5) extend through 2012 the election allowed to a U.S. corporation to deduct dividends received
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 11/29/2011
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Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011 [HB-3184]
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Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Act to exclude as a small business, for purposes of meeting federal agency contracting goals with small businesses, any small business (or subsidiary thereof) that is publicly traded, or any business (or subsidiary thereof) with more than 50% non-U.S. citizen ownership. Requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to notify the head of each federal department or agency regarding this Act and its amendments, and the department or agency head
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations And Procurement Reform . on 11/02/2011
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Job Creation and Urban Revitalization Act of 2011 [HB-2872]
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Job Creation and Urban Revitalization Act of 2011 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand the new markets venture capital program (currently, a program under which venture capital companies provide equity capital investments and operational assistance to small businesses in low-income geographic areas) to areas of high unemployment. Allows the operational assistance that companies provide to small businesses in such high-unemployment areas to include retooling, updating, or replacing of machinery or equipment. Makes the Small
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 09/08/2011
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Microenterprise and Youth Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2011 [HB-2809]
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Microenterprise and Youth Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2011 - Amends the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 for purposes of the microenterprise technical assistance and capacity building grant program to include in the definition of "disadvantaged entrepreneur" a microentrepreneur operating or intending to operate a business in an investment area. Increases to 60% (currently, 50%) the minimum percentage of such grants required to be used to benefit very low-income persons, including those residing on Indian
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 10/04/2011