[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4156 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4156

To ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small 
                            business owners.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2015

 Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Clarke of New 
  York, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Takano, Mr. Polis, Mrs. Torres, Mr. 
 Carson of Indiana, and Mr. Lowenthal) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small 
                            business owners.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``HUBZone Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 3(p)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(p)(3)) is amended by inserting ``or lawful permanent 
residents of the United States'' after ``United States citizens''.
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