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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648]
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Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019
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Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 [HB-609]
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Exempts from securities registration requirements certain merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Higgins
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
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Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act [HB-595]
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Prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Collins
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
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Small Business Owners’ Tax Simplification Act of 2019 [HB-593]
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Modifies several tax-related requirements that affect small businesses and self-employed individuals. The bill includes provisions that align the deadlines for quarterly estimated tax payments with the calendar year quarters; modify the dollar thresholds for various information reporting requirements; allow certain self-employed individuals to participate in cafeteria benefit plans; exclude from self-employment income net earnings that are less than the amount required under the Social Security Act for a quarter of coverage for the calendar year
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
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Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-561]
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Applies certain small business subcontracting limitations to contracts that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awards to a small business concern owned and controlled by a veteran or a veteran with a service-connected disability. The VA may award such a contract only after obtaining a certification from the offeror that it will comply with such subcontracting limitations if awarded the contract. Such certification shall specify the applicable performance requirements and explicitly acknowledge that the certification is subject to criminal penalties
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Became Public Law No: 116-183. (txt | Pdf) on 10/30/2020
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Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 [HB-539]
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Expands eligibility for the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program and requires development of an I-Corps course to support commercialization-ready participants. (Sec. 3) The bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to allow grantees of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and other entities to participate in I-Corps courses. The cost of participation by such a grantee in a course may be furnished through I-Corps Teams grants, through funds awarded to grantees under the SBIR Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/26/2019
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Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act [HB-499]
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Enables the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who owned a small business to retain priority of the business for a period of time upon the death of the veteran spouse, regardless of the severity of the veteran's disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 11/14/2019
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Veteran Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 [HB-446]
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Allows a business-related tax credit of up to $400,000 for 25% of the franchise fees paid or incurred by an eligible veteran for the purchase of a franchise. The bill reduces the amount of such credit if the veteran does not own 100% of the stock or capital or profits interest of the franchisee. An "eligible veteran" is a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service; was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable; and who pays or incurs a franchise fee in connection with a franchise agreement with a franchisor.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 01/10/2019
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GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act [HB-316]
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Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances under which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) change a special recreation permit fee. Interior and USDA may issue special recreation permits for specialized individual and group use of federal facilities and federal recreational lands and waters; to recreation service providers who conduct outfitting, guiding, and other recreation services
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 02/07/2019
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ASCEND Act of 2019 Access to Sufficient Capital for Everyone in Natural Disaster areas Act of 2019 [HB-277]
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Makes permanent the increased threshold limits for the minimum major-disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 07/16/2019
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-267]
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2019 This title provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT). The title provides appropriations for the Office of the Secretary, including Salaries and Expenses; Research and Technology; National Infrastructure Investments (also known as BUILD grants); the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau; Financial Management Capital; Cyber Security Initiatives; the Office of Civil Rights; Transportation Planning, Research,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Price
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 01/11/2019
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-267]
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2019 This title provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Transportation (DOT). The title provides appropriations for the Office of the Secretary, including Salaries and Expenses; Research and Technology; National Infrastructure Investments (also known as BUILD grants); the National Surface Transportation and Innovative Finance Bureau; Financial Management Capital; Cyber Security Initiatives; the Office of Civil Rights; Transportation Planning, Research,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Price
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 01/11/2019
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
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Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum
Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020
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Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019 [HB-246]
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Provides assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Specifically, the bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with the senior procurement executives of federal agencies participating in SBIR or STTR programs to assist small businesses participating in such programs with commercializing research before the business is awarded a federal contract, the SBA to modify its policy directives to require procurement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/15/2019
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Supporting America’s Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2019 [HB-231]
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Makes eligible for deferment and cancelation of student loan debt a recent graduate of a four-year institution of higher education (IHE) who works at certain small business start-ups in distressed areas. Specifically, it makes a student loan borrower who is an employee and founder of a start-up eligible for deferment and cancellation of student loans. In addition, the bill makes a full-time employee of a start-up eligible for cancelation of student loan debt. It also excludes from an individual's gross income, for income tax purposes, the amount
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Serrano
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act [HB-227]
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Modifies provisions regarding the credit given to small business prime contractors for the use of certain lower-tier subcontractors in order to attain the percentage goals specified in their subcontracting plans. Such credit may be given if the goals pertain only to single contracts with federal (currently, executive) agencies or to two or more contracts with one or more of such agencies. In addition, the bill (1) requires each contracting agency to collect and review data on subcontracting plans, and (2) establishes a dispute process for non-payment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/09/2019
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Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019 [HB-226]
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Revises the Small Business Administration's reporting requirements to the President and to Congress on procurement contracts to include spending data in each best in class designation (highest current industry performance level) and the number of and total contract amounts awarded to (1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by women, (3) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and (4) small businesses owned and controlled by socially and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/10/2019
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Puerto Rico Small Business Assistance Act of 2019 [HB-225]
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Expands funding and support for small businesses that have their principal office in Puerto Rico. Specifically, the bill increases the total amount of loans outstanding and committed to any microloan intermediary if at least 20% of the intermediary's loans are made to such businesses; waives the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program's limit on an intermediary's spending on technical assistance for prospective borrowers if 25% of the intermediary's loans are made to these businesses requires the Government Accountability Office to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Solar Villages Initiative Act [HB-212]
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Authorizes the President, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, to provide assistance for renewable energy projects related to solar technologies in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients. The President shall give priority to empowering female-owned businesses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
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Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act [HB-206]
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Expands and otherwise revises certain requirements for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Specifically, it includes small business investment companies (SBICs) in such programs. SBICs are included as a type of investor whose investment must be considered for various purposes under the programs. The bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA), when calculating the outstanding leverage of an SBIC, to exclude investments made in SBIR and STTR participants. Under current law, SBICs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/15/2019