3.0.0 2992 2023-01-11T21:19:46Z 2023-01-11T21:19:46Z House H HR 2007-07-11 110 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-05T20:24:33Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Reported by 2007-09-04T18:00:36Z Markup by 2007-07-19T18:13:51Z Hearings by 2007-07-11T18:13:37Z Referred to 2007-07-11T14:03:00Z H. Rept. 110-312 2007-09-05 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2007-09-04 14:46:05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2007-09-04 14:45:50 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10026-10027) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2007-09-04 14:45:50 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10026-10027) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-04 14:31:40 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2992. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2007-09-04 14:31:21 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10026-10029) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2007-09-04 14:30:37 Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2007-09-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00198 2007-09-04 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-312. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2007-09-04 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 110-312. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssm00 Small Business Committee 2007-07-19 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2007-07-19 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-07-11 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Hearings Held by Committee on Small Business Prior to Introduction and Referrel (July 5, 2007).. Committee 2007-07-11 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2007-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001039 Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] John Hall D NY J. 19 N S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2007-07-11 True V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 12 2007-07-11 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2007-07-11 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2007-07-11 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2007-07-11 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2007-07-19 False 2007-07-26T04:00:00Z H.R. 2992, SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19011 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on July 19, 2007</p> 2007-07-26T04:00:00Z H.R. 2992, SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19011 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on July 19, 2007 Commerce Business education Civil actions and liability Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Entrepreneurs Export finance Exports Federal employees Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade promotion Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Intellectual property Law Loans Metropolitan areas Nongovernmental organizations Patent infringement Patents Recruiting of employees Small Business Administration Small business Social Welfare Trade adjustment assistance Trade negotiations Urban affairs Commerce 00 2007-07-11 Introduced in House 2007-09-04T16:24:32Z SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to require the director of the Office of International Trade (Office) within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) present recommendations regarding small business exporters to trade negotiators; (2) develop trade policies that support small businesses in domestic and foreign markets; (3) implement trade policies through relationships developed with federal trade policymakers and transnational organizations; (4) establish programs to boost exports of entrepreneurs and encourage transnational organizations to support and publicize such programs; (5) notify the congressional small business committees of pending strategic alliances; (6) develop and maintain a small business trade strategy; (7) develop a system to track small business exports and the use by small businesses of federal trade promotion resources; (8) design a program that provides technical assistance, counseling services, and reference materials to assist small businesses in navigating the trade dispute and remedy processes; (9) establish a comprehensive set of services to assist small business trade readjustment; and (10) carry out a national study to compare the rates of exports from each state and major metropolitan region to the availability of SBA staff participating in Export Assistance Centers in such state or region. Requires the Office to: (1) design counseling services for small businesses taking legal action to secure their rights to domestic patents in foreign countries; and (2) increase the number of trade finance specialists at Export Assistance Centers.

Directs the SBA to increase outreach and marketing of international trade loans to district offices and private lenders.

Increases SBA business loan limits for small and medium-sized exporters participating in export working capital and international trade programs.

]]> 17 2007-09-04 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2007-11-19T17:26:43Z SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 - Title I: Small Business Trade Policy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to require the director of the Office of International Trade (Office) within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) present recommendations regarding small business exporters to trade negotiators; (2) develop trade policies that support small businesses in domestic and foreign markets; (3) implement trade policies through relationships developed with federal trade policymakers and transnational organizations; (4) establish programs to boost exports of entrepreneurs and encourage transnational organizations to support and publicize such programs; (5) notify the congressional small business committees of pending strategic alliances; and (6) engage in follow-up activities for strategic alliances increasing trade opportunities for small businesses.

(Sec. 102) Requires the director to: (1) develop and maintain a small business trade strategy that is contributed as part of the National Export Strategy developed by the Department of Commerce; and (2) report such strategy to the small business committees.

(Sec. 103) Requires the director to develop a system to track small business exports and the use by small businesses of federal trade promotion resources.

Title II: Trade Compliance Programs - (Sec. 201) Requires the director to design a program that provides technical assistance, counseling services, and reference materials to assist small businesses in navigating the trade dispute and remedy processes.

(Sec. 202) Directs the Office to design counseling services for small businesses taking legal action to secure intellectual property protection in foreign countries.

Title III: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Small Businesses - (Sec. 301) Directs the SBA to increase outreach and marketing of international trade loans to district offices and private lenders.

(Sec. 302) Requires the director to establish a comprehensive set of services to assist small business trade readjustment.

Title IV: Export Assistance - (Sec. 401) Directs the Office to increase by at least six the number of trade finance specialists at Export Assistance Centers. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the director to carry out a national study to compare the rates of exports from each state and major metropolitan region to the availability of SBA staff participating in Export Assistance Centers in such state or region.

(Sec. 402) Increases SBA loan limits for small and medium-sized exporters participating in export working capital and international trade programs.

Title V: Authorization of Appropriations - (sec. 501) Authorizes appropriations.

]]> 36 2007-09-04 Passed House amended 2007-11-19T17:27:06Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 4, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 - Title I: Small Business Trade Policy - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to require the director of the Office of International Trade (Office) within the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) present recommendations regarding small business exporters to trade negotiators; (2) develop trade policies that support small businesses in domestic and foreign markets; (3) implement trade policies through relationships developed with federal trade policymakers and transnational organizations; (4) establish programs to boost exports of entrepreneurs and encourage transnational organizations to support and publicize such programs; (5) notify the congressional small business committees of pending strategic alliances; and (6) engage in follow-up activities for strategic alliances increasing trade opportunities for small businesses.

(Sec. 102) Requires the director to: (1) develop and maintain a small business trade strategy that is contributed as part of the National Export Strategy developed by the Department of Commerce; and (2) report such strategy to the small business committees.

(Sec. 103) Requires the director to develop a system to track small business exports and the use by small businesses of federal trade promotion resources.

Title II: Trade Compliance Programs - (Sec. 201) Requires the director to design a program that provides technical assistance, counseling services, and reference materials to assist small businesses in navigating the trade dispute and remedy processes.

(Sec. 202) Directs the Office to design counseling services for small businesses taking legal action to secure intellectual property protection in foreign countries.

Title III: Trade Adjustment Assistance for Small Businesses - (Sec. 301) Directs the SBA to increase outreach and marketing of international trade loans to district offices and private lenders.

(Sec. 302) Requires the director to establish a comprehensive set of services to assist small business trade readjustment.

Title IV: Export Assistance - (Sec. 401) Directs the Office to increase by at least six the number of trade finance specialists at Export Assistance Centers. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the director to carry out a national study to compare the rates of exports from each state and major metropolitan region to the availability of SBA staff participating in Export Assistance Centers in such state or region.

(Sec. 402) Increases SBA loan limits for small and medium-sized exporters participating in export working capital and international trade programs.

Title V: Authorization of Appropriations - (sec. 501) Authorizes appropriations.

]]> SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act to improve trade programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to House SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 H House Short Titles as Passed House SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007 H House Referred in Senate 2007-09-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2992rfs/xml/BILLS-110hr2992rfs.xml Reported in House 2007-09-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2992rh/xml/BILLS-110hr2992rh.xml Engrossed in House 2007-09-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2992eh/xml/BILLS-110hr2992eh.xml Introduced in House 2007-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2992ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2992ih.xml 2007-09-05 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.