3.0.0 3385 2022-11-01T13:50:59Z 2022-11-01T13:50:59Z House HR 2019-06-20 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CICILLINE:H.R. 3385.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H5007]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-20T13:03:00Z 2019-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 N Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Community life and organization Congressional oversight Economic development Government studies and investigations Policy sciences Public-private cooperation Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-06-20 Introduced in House 2021-01-25T18:07:30Z Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2019 or the SEEED Commission Act of 2019

This bill establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises (i.e., businesses created to further a social purpose in a financially sustainable way).

The commission must (1) establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for purposes of federal programs, and (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to engage social enterprises in creating jobs and strengthening local economies.

The areas studied and potential recommendations offered shall include, among other things

  • the role of social enterprises in addressing economic, social, and environmental policy challenges across all levels of government;
  • corporate legal structures that foster or impede the development of social enterprises;
  • how to reform federal securities laws to encourage impact investing; and
  • barriers to social enterprise growth.

The commission shall (1) report to the President and Congress within one year after it establishes criteria by which to identify social enterprise, and (2) terminate 90 days after it submits its report.

]]> SEEED Commission Act of 2019 Display Title SEEED Commission Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of a Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced SEEED Commission Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3385ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3385ih.xml 2019-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.