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CREATE Act of 2019 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2019 [S.650]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Film Production ]
Expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs. Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists and support the creative economy, (2) the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/05/2019
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Homeland Security Partnerships Act [HB-1494]
[Education ]
[National Security ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to issue a strategy to enhance partnerships, including those with a focus on research and development, career opportunities, and acquisitions, with historically black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/11/2020
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CREATE Act of 2019 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2019 [HB-1519]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Film Production ]
Expands financial assistance for, and establishes measures to support, the creative economy and art entrepreneurs. Specifically, the bill requires (1) the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business concerns that are owned by artists and support the creative economy, (2) the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to ensure that traditional economic development tools, such as business incubators and grant programs, support the arts industry and creative economy,
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 04/08/2019
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HUBS for Veterans Act of 2019 Helping Unleash Benefits and Services for Veterans Act of 2019 [S.666]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Establishes a grant program to assist the transition of military personnel to civilian life. It directs the Department of Labor to carry out a five-year program of grants to nonprofit organizations that assist the transition of the following persons from Armed Forces service to civilian life: members eligible for preseparation counseling, former members who are transitioning to civilian life, and spouses of such members or former members. Funds must be used for a broad range of supportive programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/05/2019
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Facilitating Innovation and New Technology so Entrepreneurs Create and Hire Act of 2019 [HB-1491]
[Finance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Economic Development ]
Addresses the regulation of financial technology (fintech) start-ups. The FinTech Council is established within the Department of the Treasury. The council must designate, upon request by a fintech start-up, which federal financial regulators have exclusive oversight authority over that start-up. This designation lasts for two years and in general provides a safe harbor from enforcement actions by other regulators. To be eligible, a fintech start-up must meet certain requirements, including by demonstrating that they offer a financial innovation
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Scott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 03/27/2019
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Minority Business Development Act of 2019 [HB-1432]
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[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
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Permanently authorizes the Minority Business Development Administration to assist socially and economically disadvantaged business concerns. Specifically, the bill redesignates the Minority Business Development Agency as the Minority Business Development Administration (MBDA). The MBDA shall (1) assist disadvantaged business concerns entering domestic and foreign markets by providing education and training, management and technological assistance, a skilled labor pool, and financial and marketing services; and (2) encourage such businesses to establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 02/28/2019
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RESPECT Resolution Realizing Equitable & Sustainable Participation in Emerging Cannabis Trades Resolution [HR-163]
[Cannabis ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Criminal Justice ]
This resolution encourages states and localities to adopt best practices and take bold steps to address disparities in the cannabis marketplace and to address, reverse, and repair the effects of the war on drugs on communities of color.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act [HB-1399]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
Expands the E-Verify program by requiring all employers to use it, and permanently reauthorizes the program. Currently, E-Verify use is voluntary for most employers, although some states mandate its use. All employers shall use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all recruited, referred, or hired individuals, including current employees who were never verified under the program. Failure to use E-Verify shall create a rebuttable presumption that the employer is violating immigration law. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 04/08/2019
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Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act [S.556]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Crime ]
Expands the E-Verify program by requiring all employers to use it, and permanently reauthorizes the program. Currently, E-Verify use is voluntary for most employers, although some states mandate its use. All employers shall use E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all recruited, referred, or hired individuals, including current employees who were never verified under the program. Failure to use E-Verify shall create a rebuttable presumption that the employer is violating immigration law. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/26/2019
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Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act of 2019 [S.564]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes a task force in the International Trade Administration. The task force must identify countervailable subsidies and dumping that cause injury to or threaten to injure a domestic industry.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/26/2019
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Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act [S.566]
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[Finance ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kennedy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/26/2019
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Investing in American Workers Act [S.538]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Allows a business-related tax credit for employers who increase worker training expenditures. The credit is equal to 20% of the excess of (1) the qualified training expenditures for the year, over (2) the average of the adjusted qualified training expenditures for the three previous years. If the employer had no qualified training expenditures in any one of the three previous years, the credit is equal to 10% of the adjusted qualified training expenditures for the year. The credit applies to expenditures for the training of non-highly compensated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/25/2019
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Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 [HB-1354]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Alters provisions under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage relating to U.S. territories, and generally modifies and establishes programs to expand health insurance coverage for residents. Among other things, the bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020; repeals provisions that exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a certain automatic enrollment process for Medicare medical services; establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2019
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ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act [HB-1328]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office shall connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and hold regional workshops to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting broadband access and adoption. The bill also requires the office to (1) develop targeted broadband training and presentations for various demographic communities through media, (2) develop and distribute publications
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/09/2019
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Protect Federal Workers' Credit Act [S.535]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
Generally restricts the inclusion of certain negative credit information on credit reports upon notification that an individual was affected by a federal government shutdown. Specifically, the bill prohibits (1) an individual from reporting such negative credit information to a consumer reporting agency and (2) the inclusion of such negative credit information on a credit report. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must maintain a database of affected federal employees and contractors and make the database accessible to consumer reporting agencies.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/14/2019
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Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act [S.492]
[Veterans ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to (1) add the term "service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concern" for purposes of awarding transportation contracts under such Act; (2) require, to the maximum extent practicable, not less than 5% of amounts available under such Act to be expended through service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; and (3) require states to notify the Department of Transportation of the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/14/2019
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PARTNERS Act Promoting Apprenticeships through Regional Training Networks for Employers' Required Skills Act of 2019 [S.431]
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[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes a grant program to promote registered apprenticeships and on-the-job training programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of eligible partnerships.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sherrod Brown
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/11/2019
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Fairness for Farm Workers Act [S.385]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to agricultural workers. The bill requires employers, beginning in 2021, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2021, 50 hours in 2022, 45 hours in 2023, and 40 hours in 2024) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2024. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as in current law, to employees who are the parent,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/07/2019
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Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019 [S.355]
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[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
Requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award grants for states to assist homeowners, small-business owners, and condominium associations in preventing, mitigating, and repairing structural damage to concrete foundations that contain pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide mineral linked to crumbling foundations).
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 02/06/2019
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Startup Act [S.328]
[Immigration ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Provides conditional visas to certain immigrants with advanced educational credentials. It also establishes a grant program to promote innovation and imposes requirements on certain rulemaking activities. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may provide conditional permanent resident status to up to 50,000 aliens with advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) degrees. Such aliens may remain in the country for up to one year after the expiration of a student visa to find employment, or indefinitely if already engaged in a STEM
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/04/2019