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Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 [S.650] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Science ] [Economic Development ]
Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop partnership agreements to: provide for development of basic training relating to federal income tax credits benefitting small business concerns and startups, especially credits for research and experimentation, and informational materials relating to such credits, including Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance documents; provide these basic training and informational materials through electronic resources and at physical locations; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 08/02/2017

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Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 [HB-1543] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Science ] [Economic Development ]
Support Small Business R & D Act of 2017 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to develop partnership agreements to: provide for development of basic training relating to federal income tax credits benefitting small business concerns and startups, especially credits for research and experimentation, and informational materials relating to such credits, including IRS guidance documents; provide these basic training and informational materials through electronic resources (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind Introduced In House on 03/15/2017

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Healthy Families Act [S.636] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. The bill declares that an employer shall not be required to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/15/2017

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CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 [S.661] [Arts and Culture ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ]
CREATE Act of 2017 Comprehensive Resources for Entrepreneurs in the Arts to Transform the Economy Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) set forth new tax rules for the deduction of charitable contributions of literary, musical, or artistic compositions; and (2) exclude gain from the sale of art works from the highest capital gains tax rate. The bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to develop loan criteria, evaluation procedures, and technical assistance programs for small business (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/15/2017

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Healthy Families Act [HB-1516] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Healthy Families Act This bill requires certain employers, who employ 15 or more employees for each working day during 20 or more workweeks a year, to permit each employee to earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. The bill authorizes small employers with fewer than 15 employees to provide the same paid sick time, but allows them to opt out. Any small employer that opts out shall provide at least 56 hours of unpaid sick time to each employee per calendar year. The bill declares that an employer shall not be required to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 03/13/2017

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Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act [HB-1443] [Energy ] [Manufacturing ] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Science ] [Budget and Spending ] [Grants ] [Water ]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances, including by: requiring states and Indian tribes to measure their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes; requiring the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants for establishing building training and assessment centers at institutions of higher education; requiring DOE to establish a process to recognize schools for implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 04/25/2017

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Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act [S.584] [Small Business ] [Law Enforcement ] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ]
Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies (excluding Congress, U.S. courts, U.S. territories and possessions, and the District of Columbia) under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA). The definition of "rule" under the RFA is expanded to include all agency rules, except for: (1) rules that pertain to the protection of the rights of and benefits for veterans or that impose (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. Reported By Senator Johnson With Amendments. With Written Report No. 115-194. Minority Views Filed. on 12/14/2017

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Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act [HB-1425] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ]
Bring Small Businesses Back Tax Reform Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish new maximum individual tax rates for qualified business income that does not exceed $1 million (i.e., small business income). The maximum rates are: (1) 12% of such income not exceeding $150,000, and (2) 25% for income that exceeds $150,000 and is not more than $1 million. The rates apply to up to $1 million of qualified business income that is: (1) gross earnings derived by an individual from any active trade or business carried on by the individual, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Smith Introduced In House on 03/08/2017

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To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. [HB-1436] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Social Security ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The bill increases funding for community health centers. The Department of Health and Human Services may not collect fees or make payments under the transitional reinsurance program. The bill makes appropriations for grants to states to address substance abuse or urgent mental health needs. This bill amends the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/10/2017

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A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. [S.554] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Social Security ]
A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The bill increases funding for community health centers. The Department of Health and Human Services may not make payments under the transitional reinsurance program. The bill makes appropriations for grants to states to address substance abuse or urgent mental health needs. This bill amends the Internal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/07/2017

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Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Innovation Act [HB-1365] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Funding ]
Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Innovation Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Under Secretary for Management to: designate an individual within DHS to manage DHS acquisition innovation efforts, test emerging acquisition best practicess, develop and distribute best practices and lessons learned regarding acquisition innovations, establish metrics to measure the effectiveness of acquisition innovation efforts, and determine impacts of acquisition innovation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/27/2017

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Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act [HB-1312] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Investments ]
Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 with respect to the annual government-business forum of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the current status of problems and programs relating to small business capital formation. The SEC shall review the forum's findings and recommendations and issue a public statement promptly assessing each submitted finding or recommendation and disclosing any action the SEC intends to take on it. Nothing in this (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Poliquin Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/02/2017

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Microloan Modernization Act of 2018 [S.526] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
Microloan Modernization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Small Business Act to repeal the "25/75" rule under the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program (assisting low-income individuals to start and operate a small business) that permits SBA-designated microloan intermediary lenders to expend up to 25% of the intensive marketing, management, and technical assistance grant funds they receive from the SBA to provide information and technical assistance to small business concerns that are their prospective borrowers. The total amount (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand By Senator Risch From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-452. on 12/20/2018

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SHIPP Act of 2017 Soil Health and Income Protection Program Act of 2017 [S.499] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Insurance ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Food ]
SHIPP Act of 2017 Soil Health and Income Protection Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish a voluntary soil health and income protection program. Landowners and operators may enroll eligible land in the program by agreeing to adopt certain practices to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land for a period of three to five years in exchange for rental payments and additional crop insurance premium discounts. During the period of the agreement: the lowest practicable cost perennial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Thune Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 03/02/2017

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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-1301] [Defense ] [Budget and Spending ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 to: (1) compensate employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations which began on or about February 9, 2018; and (2) ratify and approve certain obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations and authority provided by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018. (Sec. 102) The bill also specifies that the time covered by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 includes the period that began on or about February (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen Became Public Law No: 115-124. on 02/09/2018

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. [HR-159] [Infrastructure ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Construction ] [Unemployment ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills enacted during the 115th Congress should include: (1) investments in workforce development programs to recruit and train unemployed veterans that have served in a conflict since September 11, 2001, and individuals from communities with high unemployment rates; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/01/2017

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DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 [HB-1249] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
DHS Multiyear Acquisition Strategy Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit a multiyear acquisition strategy that allows flexibility to deal with ever-changing threats and risks and that helps industry align resources to meet DHS needs. Such strategy shall be updated and included in each required Future Years Homeland Security Program. The strategy shall include: a prioritized list of major acquisition programs that DHS and component acquisition investments (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 03/21/2017

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Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act [S.416] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Investments ]
Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 with respect to the annual government-business forum of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the current status of problems and programs relating to small business capital formation. The SEC shall review each of the forum's findings and recommendations and issue a public statement promptly assessing it and disclosing the action, if any, the SEC intends to take with respect to it.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly Received In The House. on 09/12/2017

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Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 [HB-1128] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Human Services ] [Disabilities ] [Economic Development ]
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers in order to: (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore Introduced In House on 02/16/2017

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Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1101] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. The bill establishes requirements for AHPs relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, contribution rates, and voluntary termination. AHPs offering benefits that are not health insurance must: (1) establish and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/23/2017

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