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Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2019 [HB-1937]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Small Business ]
Makes several revisions related to economic development for Native American communities. Specifically, the bill establishes duties for the Office of Native American Business Development, including (1) advising the Department of Commerce regarding the relationship between the United States and Indian tribes; and (2) serving as the point of contact for tribes, tribal organizations, and members of tribes regarding economic development and doing business in Indian lands. The bill also requires coordination between Commerce, the Department of the Interior,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Norma Torres
Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 04/16/2019
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Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 [HB-1884]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Revises various requirements for private health insurance plans and associated plan-holder cost sharing. Specifically, the bill increases premium assistance for low-income households and specifies that the coverage affordability requirements for employer-sponsored plans extend to family members of employees based on the employee's required contribution as a percentage of the employee's income. Further, the bill prohibits specified agency actions that would weaken the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2019
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Economic Mobility Corps Act of 2019 [S.884]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Establishes the Economic Mobility Corps for the purpose of providing support to community development financial institutions and projects related to financial counseling, financial services, job placement, small business financing, affordable rental housing financing, commercial facility financing, community facility financing, single-family home financing, and foreclosure prevention services. Specifically, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Department of the Treasury must establish grants and other support for this program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/26/2019
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Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2019 [S.856]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the Department of Commerce to establish a pilot grant program to help eligible manufacturers retain retiring employees for up to 90 days for the purpose of transferring job-specific skills and training to other employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 03/25/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
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Rebuilding Small Businesses After Disasters Act [S.862]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Extends by three years the increased threshold for the minimum major-disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the performance of such loans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Became Public Law No: 116-70. (txt | Pdf) on 11/22/2019
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Healthy Families Act [S.840]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Provides for paid and unpaid sick leave for employees to meet their own medical needs and those of their families. It requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with at least one hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours of paid sick leave in a year. An employer with fewer than 15 employees may also provide the same amount of paid sick leave, but may opt out of such requirement, in which case such employer must provide its employees at least 56 hours of unpaid leave in a year.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/14/2019
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Healthy Families Act [HB-1784]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Provides for paid and unpaid sick leave for employees to meet their own medical needs and those of their families. It requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide their employees with at least one hour of earned paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 56 hours of paid sick leave in a year. An employer with fewer than 15 employees may also provide the same amount of paid sick leave, but may opt out of such requirement, in which case such employer must provide its employees at least 56 hours of unpaid leave in a year.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/14/2019
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Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2019 [S.771]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
Requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Reported By Senator Rubio Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 04/01/2019
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Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act [HB-1740]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/03/2019
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American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 [HB-1737]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Addresses housing affordability and availability, makes certain changes to the estate and gift taxes, and contains other related provisions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall provide grants to (1) state and local governments that remove unnecessary barriers to building affordable units, (2) states to assist borrowers who have negative equity in their homes, (3) state housing finance agencies to construct affordable rental housing and prevent tenant displacement and harassment, and (4) eligible individuals (generally, lower income
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 04/12/2019
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SBA Cyber Awareness Act [S.772]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
Addresses the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, it requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on (1) an assessment of SBA's information technology (IT) and cybersecurity; (2) a strategy to increase such cybersecurity; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT component or system manufactured by a company located in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA major incident that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's actions to respond to or remediate it.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Reported By Senator Rubio With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/01/2019
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American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 [S.787]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Human Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Construction ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Addresses housing affordability and availability, makes certain changes to the estate and gift taxes, and contains other related provisions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall provide grants to (1) state and local governments that remove unnecessary barriers to building affordable units, (2) states to assist borrowers who have negative equity in their homes, (3) state housing finance agencies to construct affordable rental housing and prevent tenant displacement and harassment, and (4) eligible individuals (generally, lower income
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/13/2019
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Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2019 [HB-1649]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 150. on 07/16/2019
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Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2019 [HB-1648]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a central small-business cybersecurity-assistance unit within the SBA and a regional cybersecurity-assistance unit within each small-business development center. These cybersecurity assistance units shall serve as the primary means for a small business to communicate cyber threats and defensive measures with the federal government. A small business shall be protected from liability for activities taken pursuant to the bill's requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 03/08/2019
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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act [S.715]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Addresses the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector as well as the development of smart manufacturing technologies (certain advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking). The Department of Energy (DOE) must complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector. DOE must revise the plan biennially to account for advancements in information and communication
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-80. on 09/10/2019
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VA-SBA Act Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act [HB-1615]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Transfers responsibility for verifying that a small business concern is owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran, for the purposes of eligibility for certain procurement programs, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, the bill transfers maintenance of the database of veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses to the SBA. For the purposes of procurement programs for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, the SBA must
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/14/2019
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Smart Manufacturing Leadership Act [HB-1633]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Addresses the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector as well as the development of smart manufacturing technologies (certain advanced technologies in information, automation, monitoring, computation, sensing, modeling, and networking). The Department of Energy (DOE) must complete a national plan for smart manufacturing technology development and deployment to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the U.S. manufacturing sector. DOE must revise the plan biennially to account for advancements in information and communication
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Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 03/08/2019
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Personal Care Products Safety Act [S.726]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/07/2019
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Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 [S.673]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Modifies provisions regarding the inclusion of option years in the award price for certain sole source contracts (i.e., contracts awarded without a competitive process) by requiring the base and each of the option years of the award, if any, to be of similar value. Under current law, option years in the award price for such contracts limit their dollar award threshold. Specifically, the bill revises requirements for the award of these contracts to (1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 06/12/2019