3.0.0 6133 2023-01-11T13:45:04Z 2023-01-11T13:45:04Z House HR 2020-03-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FINKENAUER:H.R. 6133.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1``The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the .. . general Welfare of the United States; . . .''[Page H1555]]]> sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-15T16:34:36Z hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Markup by 2020-03-11T20:15:09Z Referred to 2020-03-09T16:02:35Z 2020-09-15 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 2020-09-14 14:22:49 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 14:22:46 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4341-4342) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 14:22:46 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-14 14:07:58 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6133. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 14:07:55 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4341-4344) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-14 14:07:35 Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-03-11 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-03-11 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-03-09 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2020-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 N S001210 Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15] Ross Spano R FL 15 2020-03-09 True H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2020-03-11 False 2020-05-19T21:19:59Z H.R. 6133, STEP Improvement Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56372 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 11, 2020 Commerce Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Minority and disadvantaged businesses Performance measurement Small Business Administration State and local finance Women in business Commerce 00 2020-03-09 Introduced in House 2020-05-01T12:58:02Z STEP Improvement Act of 2020

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program.

Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program.

The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.

]]> 53 2020-09-14 Passed House 2020-09-21T19:24:35Z STEP Improvement Act of 2020

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Small Business Administration's (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program, which provides foreign trade assistance to small businesses, and it revises provisions related to the administration of the program.

Specifically, the SBA must establish a time frame for, and provide certain information related to, the application process, and it must conduct an annual survey to solicit feedback on the program. The SBA must collect data on certain performance metrics such as the (1) total number of small businesses assisted by the program, (2) total dollar amount of export sales by participating small businesses, and (3) number of small businesses that have created new jobs through their participation in the program.

The bill also requires applicants for participation to include a budget plan that outlines their intended use of funds awarded under the program.

]]> STEP Improvement Act of 2020 Display Title STEP Improvement Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Passed House STEP Improvement Act of 2020 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the State Trade Expansion Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House STEP Improvement Act of 2020 H House Short Title(s) as Introduced STEP Improvement Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6133rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr6133rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6133eh/xml/BILLS-116hr6133eh.xml Introduced in House 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6133ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6133ih.xml 2020-09-15 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.