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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-5857]
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes FY2013 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; the Capital Investment Fund; the Office of Inspector General; educational and cultural exchange programs; representation allowances; protection of foreign missions and officials; U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; the repatriation loans program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 112-494, By Ms. Granger. on 05/25/2012
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Small Business Fairness Act of 2012 [HB-5829]
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Small Business Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to permit a contract between a federal agency and a small business teaming arrangement entity to be deemed awarded for purposes of the small business procurement and services contracting goals established by the head of that agency if the obligations of such entity are performed by a qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small business or a small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Niki Tsongas
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 05/18/2012
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Ports as Small Business Incubators Act of 2012 [HB-5813]
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Ports as Small Business Incubators Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program. Requires the Administrator to award grants of at least $300,000 and up to $500,000 to port authorities selected by the Administrator. Allows grant funds to be used only for the costs of providing selected small businesses with access to commercial real property. Requires each Program participant, in providing such access, to give a priority
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Hahn
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E837) on 05/17/2012
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 [HB-4310]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Secretary of the Army, beginning with the FY2013 program year, to enter into
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 01/02/2013
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HOMES Act [HB-4230]
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Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2012 or the HOMES Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates to: (1) contractors to be passed through as discounts to homeowners who retrofit their homes to achieve energy savings, or (2) homeowners to be transferred to contractors for retrofit work. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Federal Rebate Processing System to enable rebate aggregators to submit claims for reimbursement, and (2) a national retrofit website
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Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 04/23/2012
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Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 [HB-4203]
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Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to remove current contract award price limits. Allow a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers;
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Reported By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-732. on 12/27/2012
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Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 [HB-4118]
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Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to require (under current law, permit) federal agencies involved in procurement, to the maximum extent practicable, to include small businesses in multiple award contracts. Requires such agencies to make full use of the contract set-aside programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Directs the SBA Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and any agency that obtains 5% of its procurement requirements
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Reported By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-726, Part I. on 12/21/2012
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Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 [HB-3985]
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Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a mentor-protege program for all small businesses. (Under current law, the SBA mentor-protege program is limited to small businesses participating in the section 8(a) guaranteed loan program.) Prohibits a federal department or agency from carrying out a mentor-protege program for small businesses unless the head of such department or agency submits a program plan to the Administrator
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-723. on 12/21/2012
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Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 [HB-3893]
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Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012 - Title I: Limitations on Subcontracting - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit a small business receiving a guaranteed loan through the Small Business Administration (SBA) from expending more on subcontractors than: (1) 50% of the loan amount received, in case of a contract for services; and (2) 50%, in the case of a contract for supplies (other than from a regular dealer in such supplies). Requires the small business, in case of a contract for supplies from a regular dealer,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-731, Part I. on 12/27/2012
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Solar Villages Initiative Act [HB-3888]
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Solar Villages Initiative Act - Authorizes the President, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide assistance for renewable energy projects in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services. Gives priority to female-owned businesses.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Israel
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 02/02/2012
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Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 [HB-3850]
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Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to raise from 23% to 25% the governmentwide prime contract award goal for participation by small business concerns and to make the governmentwide subcontract participation award goal 40% for such businesses. Revises percentage goals for awards to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone (historically underutilized business zone) small businesses, small businesses owned by socially and economically
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Small Business. H. Rept. 112-720, Part I. on 12/21/2012
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act [HB-3710]
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for an additional 10% of acreage of the outer Continental Shelf proposed to be leased under the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. Requires: (1) such additional acreage to be known as the Deficit Reduction Acreage, and (2) the Secretary to lease at least 20% of such Deficit Reduction Acreage in each such year. Establishes the Deficit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Environment. on 01/12/2012
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National Cooperative Development Act [HB-3677]
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National Cooperative Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) establish a National Cooperative Development Program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development; and (2) select, through a competitive process and enter into a grant agreement with, a national cooperative development center. Defines "cooperative organization" as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 01/12/2012
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To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes. [HB-366]
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Extends through May 31, 2011, under the same terms and conditions, the authorization for any program, authority, or provision, including any pilot program, that is currently authorized through January 31, 2011, under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Graves
Signed By President. on 01/31/2011
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Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011 [HB-2937]
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Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011 - Prescribes or revises requirements for safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation. (Sec. 2) Defines the term "major consequence violation" to mean a violation that contributed to a pipeline incident resulting in: (1) one or more deaths or injuries or illnesses requiring in-patient hospitalization; or (2) environmental harm exceeding $250,000 in estimated damages, including property loss (other than the value of natural gas or hazardous liquid lost or damage to pipeline
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Sponsored by: Rep. Fred Upton
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Energy And Commerce. H. Rept. 112-287, Part I. on 11/16/2011
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 [HB-2608]
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2012. (Sec. 101) Makes appropriations for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2011 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: (1) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011 (division A of Public Law 112-10); and (2) the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (division B of Public Law 112-10). Reduces the rate for operations by 1.503%. (Sec. 102) Prohibits the use of appropriations,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Became Public Law No: 112-36. on 10/05/2011
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Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 [HB-2524]
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Microenterprise Empowerment and Job Creation Act of 2011 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for: (1) assistance for programs in developing countries to increase the availability of credit, savings, and other services to microfinance and microenterprise clients lacking full access to capital, training, technical assistance, and business development services; and (2) microenterprise development credits. Expands targeted assistance services for such microfinance and microenterprise clients. Reduces
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 07/13/2011
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 [HB-1540]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2012 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and defense-wide activities, in amounts specified in the funding table in Division D of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from procuring more than 100 Stryker combat vehicles.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Signed By President. on 12/31/2011
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Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011 [HB-1425]
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Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation Act of 2011 - Title I: Reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR Programs - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act (the Act) to reauthorize through FY2014 the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs of the Small Business Administration (SBA). (Sec. 102) Increases, for both the SBIR and STTR programs, the individual small business award levels from: (1) $100,000 to $150,000, for participation at the Phase I level; and (2) $750,000 to $1 million,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 85. on 07/01/2011
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A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses in the United States during "National Small Business Week", beginning May 23, 2010. [SR-540]
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Honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses during National Small Business Week beginning May 23, 2010. Applauds the efforts and achievements of small business owners and their employees. Recognizes the work of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its resource partners in providing assistance to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Recognizes the importance of ensuring that: (1) applicable procurement goals for small businesses are reached by all federal agencies; (2) guaranteed loans and microloans are made available to all qualified
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Enzi
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S4470-4471; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S4471; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4446) on 05/26/2010