Women In Business

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US Congress 117th Congress

RESCUE Act for Black and Community Banks Reenergized Economic Sustainability for Community and Urban Entities Act for Black and Community Banks [HB-154] [Finance ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Small Business ]
To provide regulatory relief for Black and community banks, to codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 01/04/2021

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US Congress 116th Congress

Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act [S.4964] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Establishes the Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Program to promote entrepreneurship in the most distressed regions of the United States, including those regions affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by awarding participating fellows a two-year stipend to start and grow a new small business.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 12/03/2020

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Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act [HB-8851] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ]
Establishes the Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Program to promote entrepreneurship in the most distressed regions of the United States, including those regions affected by COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), by awarding participating fellows a two-year stipend to start and grow a new small business.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Troy Balderson Introduced In House on 12/03/2020

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US Congress 114th Congress

A resolution recognizing Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes, and for other purposes. [SR-418] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A resolution recognizing Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes, and for other purposes. Recognizes Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and Akanksha Hazari for their selflessness and dedication to their respective causes. Commends their efforts to advance economic opportunity, increase political and public leadership, combat violence against women, and empower women to address global instability.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2674) on 05/10/2016

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A resolution recognizing the month of October 2015 as "National Women's Small Business Month". [SR-280] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
A resolution recognizing the month of October 2015 as "National Women's Small Business Month". Recognizes: (1) October 2015 as National Women's Small Business Month; (2) the significant contributions of women small business owners and women entrepreneurs to the small business community; and (3) the importance of creating policies that promote a business-friendly environment for small business owners free of unnecessary regulations and red tape. Honors the vital role of U.S. women small business owners and entrepreneurs during such Month. Supports (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S7224; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S7221-7222) on 10/07/2015

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A resolution honoring the National Association of Women Business Owners on its 40th anniversary. [SR-225] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ]
A resolution honoring the National Association of Women Business Owners on its 40th anniversary. Commends the National Association of Women Business Owners for its tireless efforts and decades of support of women entrepreneurs and business owners. Congratulates the Association on its 40th anniversary.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6087) on 07/28/2015

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Small Business Fairness Act [S.958] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Small Business Fairness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements with respect to solicitation of offers for bundled contracts issued by the head of a federal agency that allows a small business to submit an offer (bid) that provides for the use of a particular team of subcontractors for the performance of the contract. The small business may now also bid on a bundled or consolidated contract that provides for the use of a joint venture of small businesses. The Small Business Administration (SBA), with respect to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-288. on 06/28/2016

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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act [S.957] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Economic Development ]
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from assessing a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015. (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on: (1) the feasibility of providing financial planning and counseling to owners of small business concerns who are members of a reserve component prior to deployment; (2) the level of outreach to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report. Report No. 114-240. on 04/21/2016

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International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 [S.713] [International ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
International Violence Against Women Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of State to establish an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment who shall direct USAID activities, policies, programs, and funding relating to gender equality and women's empowerment. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to: (1) develop or update annually for five years (after the 2012 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/11/2015

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 [S.2943] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ] [Data Privacy ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Consumer Protection ] [Trade ]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified in section 4101 of this bill. Subtitle B--Army Programs (Sec. 111) Authorizes the Army to enter into one or more multiyear contracts for AH-64E Apache (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Signed By President. on 12/23/2016

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SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 [S.2867] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Investments ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ]
SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. The Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation shall: assist small businesses and small business investors in resolving significant problems they may have with the SEC or with self-regulatory organizations; identify areas in which such businesses and investors would benefit from changes in SEC regulations or the rules of such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/14/2016

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Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Inclusive Outreach Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2855] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ]
Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Inclusive Outreach Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act to empower the Small Business Administration (SBA) to coordinate with participating federal agencies on efforts to increase outreach and awards under each of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to small business concerns owned and controlled by women and socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns. Each federal agency required (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 04/26/2016

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SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 [S.2812] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Defense ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Manufacturing ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016 TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Small Business Act to reauthorize and make permanent the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. TITLE II--ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL INNOVATION INVESTMENTS (Sec. 201) The bill specifies budget amounts for the Department of Defense (DOD) (for extramural expenditures and those for research, development, test, and evaluation) and other federal agencies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-417. on 12/20/2016

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Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act [S.2663] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ]
Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act This bill declares without force or effect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Bulletin 2013-02 (Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act), published March 21, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is amended to direct the CFPB, when proposing and issuing guidance primarily related to indirect auto financing, to: provide for a public notice and comment period before issuing the guidance in final form; make publicly available all information (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/07/2016

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Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act [S.2194] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [International ] [Air Quality ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act This bill directs the Department of State to work to advance the goals of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. For working with the Alliance appropriations are authorized for the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S7472-7473) on 10/22/2015

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Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 [S.2139] [Small Business ] [Construction ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Inflation ]
Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that, when used appropriately, with respect to federal agency procurement, an auction between a group of offerors who compete against each other by submitting offers for a contract or task or delivery order with the ability to submit revised offers with lower prices throughout the course of the auction (reverse auction) may improve the federal government's procurement of commercially available commodities by increasing competition, reducing prices, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-416. on 12/20/2016

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Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015 [S.2138] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ]
Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements with respect to the Small Business Administration (SBA) review and acceptance of subcontracting plans. If a contractor or subcontractor fails to comply in good faith with assurances for the submission of periodic reports and cooperate in any studies or surveys required by the federal agency or the SBA to determine the extent of compliance with the contracting plan, such failure shall be a material breach of the contract (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-415. on 12/20/2016

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Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2015 [S.2126] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Economic Development ] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Education ]
Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Women's Business Ownership to address issues concerning specified disciplines required for starting, operating, and increasing a small business. The Office must work with SBA officials and collaborate with non-SBA entities to ensure that the work of the women's business center program: maximizes taxpayer dollars, and coordinates effectively with and is not duplicative of other federal and private (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-413. on 12/20/2016

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Scale-up Manufacturing Investment Company Act of 2015 [S.1934] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ] [Investments ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Veterans ] [Disabilities ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Scale-up Manufacturing Investment Company Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a scale-up manufacturing investment company (SUMIC) program under which it shall provide leverage to participating investment funds (PIFs) to support debt and equity investments in qualifying manufacturing projects of specified small and emerging manufacturers. Within 60 days after SBA approves and issues a license to operate as a PIF under SUMIC, it may provide up to $1 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 08/04/2015

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Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015 [S.1866] [Veterans ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Military ] [Education ] [Economic Development ]
Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to establish the Boots to Business Program under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall provide entrepreneurship training to: members of the Armed Forces, individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program (Department of Defense), individuals who served on active duty and who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and their spouses or dependents. The SBA shall also establish a Women Veterans (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-410. on 12/20/2016

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