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Parren Mitchell Minority Business Education and Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-2981]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requires the Small Business Administration to award grants through FY2022 to historically black colleges and universities to (1) establish entrepreneurship curricula for undergraduate or graduate studies, and (2) place small business development centers on the physical campuses of such institutions.
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Freedom for Small Businesses Act of 2019 [HB-2971]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
Revises the tax deduction for qualified business income to (1) make such deduction permanent, (2) limit to 21% the top tax rate on qualified business income, (3) repeal the limitation on the deduction based on amount of wages paid, and (4) revise the definition of qualified trade or business to mean any trade or business other than the trade of business of performing services as an employee.
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Accelerating Defense Innovation Act of 2019 [HB-3014]
[Defense ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes a pilot program within the Department of Defense (DOD) to grant money to certain small businesses and modifies provisions related to DOD funding of small businesses through Small Business Administration programs. Specifically, the bill creates the Domestic Investment Pilot Program, which allows DOD and service acquisition executives for each military department to make a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program award to small businesses that are majority-owned by multiple domestic venture investors. However, no more than 15%
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United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 [S.1625]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
A bill to promote the deployment of commercial fifth-generation mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications providers in the United States regarding security risks to the networks of those providers, and for other purposes.
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Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2019 [HB-2936]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides relief funding for small businesses and enterprises deemed vital to recovery efforts in a disaster area. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to exceed the $100,000 cap on small business development center assistance grants to accommodate extraordinary occurrences that have a catastrophic impact on small business concerns in a community. The bill also authorizes the SBA and the Farm Service Agency to provide loans for enterprises that are vital to disaster recovery efforts. Such loans shall be made without
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Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act [HB-2919]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
Requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on investment research regarding small issuers, including emerging growth companies and companies considering initial public offerings. The report must (1) include topics such as the availability of such research and potential conflicts of interest relating to its production and distribution, and (2) make recommendations for increasing small-issuer investment research.
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Superfund Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-2882]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Reinstates and increases the Hazardous Substance Superfund financing rate from 9.7 cents to 15.8 cents and allows certain small businesses to expense up to $10,000 of the costs of relocating a trade or business carried on in a location on or near a site proposed for inclusion on the national priorities list under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. The bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make disaster loans to small business concerns whose principal place of business is located on
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Continued Encouragement for Consumer Lending Act [S.1564]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission and federal financial regulators to report on the implementation of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard and its impact on credit availability, capital requirements, and financial institutions. Required compliance with the CECL standard is delayed until one year after submission of this report.
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Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act [HB-2843]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the bill does the following: establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses, requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health, authorizes federal restrictions on the
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2839]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2839]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship
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Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act [S.1552]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, the bill does the following: establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses, requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health, authorizes federal restrictions on the
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Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties [SB-129]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties
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Alabama Regular Session 2019
Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties [HB-352]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties
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Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties [HB-134]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Protect Alabama Small Businesses Act, regulation of franchisers and representatives in effort to prevent fraud, unfair business practices and abuses on franchisees, penalties
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Defense Small Business Advancement Act of 2019 [HB-2794]
[Defense ]
[Small Business ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Permanently reauthorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor-Protege Program, designed to help major defense contractors facilitate the participation of disadvantaged small business concerns as subcontractors and suppliers. The DOD Office of Small Business Programs shall establish performance goals and conduct periodic reviews of approved agreements between mentors and proteges.
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Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2740]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[International ]
[Education ]
[Water ]
[Human Services ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department
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Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019 [S.1439]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses (1) several aspects of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD); (2) illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing); and (3) maritime security. Among other things, the bill reauthorizes MARAD programs, including programs associated with maintaining the U.S. Merchant Marine; promotes transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain; promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; and establishes a sub-working group to
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Expressing support for the designation of July as "American Grown Flower Month". [HR-379]
[Agriculture ]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution supports the designation of American Grown Flower Month.
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 13 through May 20, 2019, as Infrastructure Week. [HR-380]
[Infrastructure ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
This resolution (1) calls upon the people of the United States to observe Infrastructure Week with appropriate advocacy, programs, and activities; and (2) celebrates the dedication and contributions of the contractors and small business owners that will take part in future infrastructure projects across the Nation.