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ADAPT Act [S.2582]
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American Diversification and Progress in Trade Act of 2014 or the ADAPT Act - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a pilot program to assist in expanding and diversifying the business of small businesses the majority of whose business consists of amounts awarded under federal contracts and subcontracts, particularly in geographic areas, including rural areas, where amounts awarded for federal contracts and subcontracts are a significant driver of the local economy. Requires the Administrator to report
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 07/10/2014
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Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act [S.2481]
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Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to revise procurement program requirements for women-owned small businesses. Authorizes a contracting officer to award a sole source contract under this Act to small businesses owned and controlled by women if each of the businesses is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are economically disadvantaged (and such ownership is determined without regard to any community property law), and if: the small business is in an industry in which it is underrepresented, as
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 06/17/2014
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Veteran Entrepreneurship and Training Opportunities Act of 2014 [S.2396]
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Veteran Entrepreneurship and Training Opportunities Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to the repeal the requirement that the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration (SBA) increase veteran outreach by ensuring that Veteran Business Outreach Centers regularly participate, on a nationwide basis, in the workshops of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) of the Department of Labor (DOL). Establishes the Boots to Business Program under which the SBA Administrator shall provide entrepreneurship
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 05/22/2014
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2014 [S.2307]
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[International ]
[Human Services ]
International Violence Against Women Act of 2014 - 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. Directs the Ambassador-at-Large to coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender integration and advancing the status of women and girls in U.S. foreign policy. 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,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/08/2014
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act [S.2143]
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[Finance ]
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act - 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, 2014. 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 and consultation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 06/04/2014
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Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act [S.2100]
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Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act - Directs the Secretary of State to work to advance the goals of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. Authorizes appropriations for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1418) on 03/10/2014
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Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 [S.196]
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Assuring Contracting Equity Act of 2013 - Increases from: (1) 23% to 25% the government-wide small business procurement contract goal, and (2) 5% to 10% the government-wide procurement goal for small disadvantaged businesses and women-owned businesses. Limits the number of categories for which a small business may qualify under such goals. Requires, for purposes of such goals, the total value of all prime contracts for a fiscal year to include the value of each contract awarded, regardless of whether it was awarded as the result of unrestricted
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 01/31/2013
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Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2013 [S.1454]
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Empowering Encore Entrepreneurs Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a program under which the Administrator may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance, mentoring, and other specialized training activities for encore entrepreneurs. Defines "encore entrepreneur" to mean an entrepreneur, business person, or owner of a small business concern who: (1) is seeking to start a new small business concern or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 08/01/2013
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Community College to Career Fund Act [S.1269]
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Community College to Career Fund Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to: (1) institutions of higher education for educational or career training programs (including those leading to a recognized postsecondary credential) for workers, (2) state or local organizations in partnership with community colleges and other training providers for pay-for-performance projects and pay-for-success job training projects, (3) state or local governments to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5528) on 07/08/2013
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Small Business Fairness Act of 2013 [S.1190]
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Small Business Fairness Act of 2013 - 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: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. on 06/19/2013
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Honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, which begins on June 17, 2013. [HR-265]
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Honors the entrepreneurial spirit of small businesses during National Small Business Week. 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) guaranteed loans, including microloans and venture capital, are made available to all qualified small businesses; (2) management assistance programs delivered by SBA resource partners
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 06/17/2013
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act [HB-70]
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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. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 02/04/2013
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Civilian Property Realignment Act [HB-695]
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Civilian Property Realignment Act or CPRA - Establishes the Civilian Property Realignment Commission as an independent commission for the purpose of identifying opportunities for the federal government to reduce its inventory of civilian real property and reduce costs to the government. Requires federal agency heads to submit to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): (1) current data on all federal civilian real properties owned, leased or controlled by federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Duncan Hunter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 02/15/2013
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American Pension Investments Modernization Act of 2014 [HB-5877]
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American Pension Investments Modernization Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform, And In Addition To The Committee On Education And The Workforce, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 12/11/2014
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Global Food Security Act of 2014 [HB-5656]
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Global Food Security Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the President, in providing assistance to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, should: coordinate federal efforts to implement the Strategy, utilize open and streamlined solicitations to allow for the participation of a wide range of implementing partners, and strengthen existing partnerships between developing country institutions of agricultural sciences with U.S. universities with a focus on building the agriculture capacities of developing nation universities.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Received In The Senate. on 12/11/2014
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Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2014 [HB-5584]
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[Finance ]
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Women's Small Business Ownership Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Office of Women's Business Ownership within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to address issues concerning specified disciplines required for starting, operating, and increasing a small business. Authorizes the SBA Administrator to provide annual training for women's business ownership representatives. Authorizes the Administrator to provide financial assistance to qualifying entities to conduct projects designed to provide training and counseling meeting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 09/18/2014
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Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act [HB-5527]
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Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act - Amends the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act to authorize the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support entrepreneurial programs that recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 12/11/2014
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Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act [HB-5403]
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[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act - 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. Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 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 relied on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 09/08/2014
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Veterans Small Business Support Act [HB-5045]
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[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Economic Development ]
Veterans Small Business Support Act - 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, 2014. 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 and consultation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Referred To The House Committee On Small Business. on 07/09/2014
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-5013]
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of State and Related Agency - Makes FY2015 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-499, By Ms. Granger. on 06/27/2014