SMALL BUSINESS see also Business

Analyses

Contracting on Indian Reservations, 17450 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Agencies Block Competition by Small Firms, 17506 [1AU]

Antitrust Law Needs Flexing, 112 [3JA]

Battle Looms Over Renewal of Federal Paperwork Reduction Act, 20248 [13SE]

Change Continuity at N.H. Bragg, 16308 [26JY]

Congress Warms to Estate Freeze, 11256 [7JN]

Cut in Capital Gains Rate Would Help Small Business, 27566 [6NO]

``Disadvantaged'' Contractor Unfair Advantage, 16498 [27JY]

Former Farm Hand Makes $1 Million in Tortilla Business, 1339 [31JA]

In the Spotlight—James W. Sewall Co., Aerial Photography Revolutionized Surveying Company, 22446 [28SE]

Questions for Frank Bruneel, Owner of Bruneel Tire and Auto Service Center, 1337 [31JA]

Senator Wilson's Helping Hand, 16499 [27JY]

Small Businesses Aren't So Little When It Comes to Role in Exports, 19626 [6SE]

Tax Law Makes It Harder To Keep Firms in Family, 8699 [9MY]

Too Many Holes in Minority Rules, Protesters Contend, 20935 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: encourage small businesses to jointly manufacture and distribute products (see H.R. 423)

Corp. for Small Business Investment Charter Act: enact (see S. 1420)

Dept. of Energy: minority business programs (see H.R. 3184)

Disadvantaged persons: private investment in business owned by (see S. 1525)

Economic conditions: impact statement under certain conditions (see H.R. 2274)

Food industry: clarify eligibility for business loans and protection of meat producing and marketing (see H.R. 607, 608)

Government contracts: small business participation (see H.R. 366, 2259)

Government regulation: amend provisions relative to regulatory flexibility analysis (see S. 1458; H.R. 2292, 2293)

Handicapped: tax credit for public accommodation accessibility (see H.R. 3500, 3652)

Health insurance: access to coverage for self-employed individuals (see S. 1168)

———costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 1547)

———tax deduction for self-employed individuals (see S. 1381; H.R. 595, 694, 1422, 1535)

Investments: loan capital (see H.R. 3179)

Minority business: encourage investments (see H.R. 2971)

Minority Business Development Administration: establish in Dept. of Commerce (see H.R. 1769)

Minority Economic Impact Revitalization Act: enact (see S. 1626)

Rural areas: promote (see S. 851)

SBA: certification of socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned business enterprises (see H.R. 3371)

———extend the Small Business Development Center Program (see S. 1737)

———raise status and enhance operations (see H.R. 192)

Small and Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Demonstration Program Act: enact (see H.R. 3535)

Small and High-Risk Business Investment Act: enact (see S. 1541)

Small Business Disabilities Tax Credit Act: enact (see S. 1661)

Small Business Rehabilitation Relief Act: enact (see S. 1876)

Small Business Relief Act: enact (see S. 595)

Taxation: application of discount rules relative to certain short-term obligations of small banks (see H.R. 2605)

———reduce occupational tax on small retail liquor and beer dealers (see S. 1619, 1644)

———repeal application of the uniform capitalization rules to certain farming businesses (see H.R. 548)

———restore a capital gains differential for certain small business stock (see S. 348)

———restore certain provisions for farmers, ranchers, and small businessmen (see H.R. 369)

White House Conference on Small Business: permanent authorizations (see S. 977; H.R. 2283)

Women enterprises: assistance (see H.R. 2351)

———development (see H.R. 2947)

Letters

Capital gains tax: Susan Engeleiter, SBA, 22216 [28SE]

Contracts for small and disadvantaged business: Roy McGinnis & Co., Inc., 16501 [27JY]

Employee benefit plans: National Small Business United Organization, 6124 [12AP]

Occupational tax on small retail liquor and beer dealers: National Licensed Beverage Association, 20886 [19SE]

Paperwork Reduction Act impact on small business: Richard G. Darman, 20248 [13SE]

———several Members of Congress, 20248 [13SE]

Repeal of section 89 of the Tax Reform Act: Citizens for a Sound Economy, 26426 [27OC]

———National Federation of Independent Business, 26425 [27OC]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 26426 [27OC]

Small Business Rehabilitation Relief Act: National Federation of Independent Business, 19841 [7SE], 28709 [14NO]

———National Small Business United, 28709 [14NO]

———Small Business Legislative Council, 28709 [14NO]

———Wisconsin Grocers Association, Inc., 28709 [14NO]

———Wisconsin Independent Businesses, Inc., 28709 [14NO]

———Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, 28709 [14NO]

———Wisconsin Restaurant Association, 28709 [14NO]

Lists

Grocers Care Award Honorees: National Grocers Association, 23097 [3OC]

Members of the Small Business Legislative Council, 28709 [14NO]

Michigan minority business leaders, 23867 [6OC]

Michigan young minority entrepreneur award nominees, 23867 [6OC]

Messages

Small Business Report: President Reagan, 24 [3JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: extend contract goal for small and disadvantaged businesses, 16495-16505 [27JY]

Dept. of Energy: minority business programs (H.R. 3184), 19482 [4AU]

Economic conditions: impact statement under certain economic conditions (H.R. 2274), 8742 [9MY]

EEC: Information Centers and Business Cooperation Network, 31778 [21NO]

Employers: user fees for filing certain employee benefit plans, 20326 [13SE]

Food industry: grocers and wholesalers community service, 23097 [3OC]

Frankfurt, Germany: Export 89 small business trade fair, 30081 [17NO], 30680 [21NO]

Government contracts: small business participation (H.R. 2259), 8409 [4MY], 8731 [9MY]

Handicapped: tax credit for public accommodation accessibility (H.R. 3652), 28944 [14NO]

Health insurance: employee benefit planse, 1664 [2FE]

———tax deduction for self-employed, 7558 [26AP]

———tax deduction for self-employed individuals (H.R. 694), 1189 [27JA]

International trade: participation, 28357 [9NO]

Investments: capital loans and investments (H.R. 3179), 19318 [4AU]

Joint Manufacturing Opportunities Act: enact (H.R. 423), 112 [3JA]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Comprehensive Technologies International, Inc., 7555 [26AP]

Minority business: encourage investments (H.R. 2971), 15770 [21JY]

Morris-Versaw, Arlene: National Small Business Media Advocate of the Year, 8714 [9MY]

National Small Business Week: observance, 8695-8703 [9MY]

SBA: raise status and enhance operations (H.R. 192), 163 [3JA]

Small Business Week: observance, 8604 [9MY], 8703 [9MY], 8704, 8705 [10MY], 10013 [23MY]

Subcontracting opportunities, 26347 [26OC]

Taxation: application of discount rules relative to certain short-term obligations of small banks (H.R. 2605), 11611 [13JN]

———effects of estate-freeze rules on family-owned business, 11256 [7JN]

———extend the exemption from the termination of small issue bonds for certain rural properties (H.R. 2804), 14002 [29JN]

———family plan insurance benefits, 20712 [18SE]

———nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans, 22033-22044 [27SE], 22461, 22464, 22474 [28SE], 27721 [7NO]

———reduce occupational tax on small retail liquor and beer dealers (S. 1644), 26101 [25OC]

Telephone: safeguards for subscribers of small companies relative to interstate service rates (H.R. 1238), 3411 [2MR]

Women enterprises: assistance (H.R. 2351), 9449 [16MY]

———development (H.R. 2947), 16205 [25JY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: microbusiness loan fund and technical assistance fund, 18041-18043 [2AU]

———rural business incubator funds, 18043 [2AU]

Corp. for Small Business Investment Charter Act: enact (S. 1420), 16676 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: competition for contracts, 17684 [2AU]

———utilization of Small Business Act to assist certain disadvantaged business concerns, 17470 [1AU]

Disadvantaged persons: private investment in business owned by (S. 1525), 18425 [3AU]

Foreign trade: export opportunities, 19626 [6SE]

Government regulation: amend provisions relative to regulatory flexibility analysis (S. 1458), 17505 [1AU]

Handicapped: tax credit for complying with requirements for public accommodations, 19835-19848, 19886 [7SE]

Health insurance: coverage for self-employed individuals (S. 1168), 11516 [13JN]

———costs for self-employed individuals (S. 1547), 18951 [4AU]

———tax deduction for self-employed individuals (S. 1381), 15913 [24JY]

Indians: credit for contracts, 17449 [1AU]

James W. Sewall Co.: tribute, 22446 [28SE]

McCarthy Dry Goods Co.: tribute, 4682 [16MR]

Michigan: tribute to minority entrepreneurs, 23867 [6OC]

Minority Economic Impact Revitalization Act: enact (S. 1626), 20525 [14SE]

National Federation of Independent Businesses: tribute to Section 89 Repeal Coalition, 14722 [14JY]

Paperwork Reduction Act: impact on small business community, 20247-20249 [13SE]

SBA: extend the Small Business Development Center Program (S. 1737), 23840 [6OC]

Service Corps of Retired Executives: commend Louisville, KY, chapter, 7840 [2MY]

Small and High-Risk Business Investment Act: enact (S. 1541), 18943 [4AU]

Small Business Disabilities Tax Credit Act: enact (S. 1661), 21380-21382 [22SE]

Small Business Rehabilitation Relief Act: enact (S. 1876), 28707 [14NO]

Small Business Relief Act: enact (S. 595), 4391 [15MR]

Small Business Week: observance, 9044, 9097 [12MY]

Taxation: capital gains, 27565 [6NO]

———employee benefit programs (S. Res. 92), 5603 [5AP]

———reduce occupational tax on small retail liquor and beer dealers (S. 1644), 20886 [19SE]

———restore a capital gains differential for certain small business stock (S. 348), 1783, 1793-1800 [7FE], 4544-4546 [16MR], 8496-8498 [9MY]

Technology: State development programs, 3697 [8MR]

White House Conference on Small Business: authorization (S. 977), 8972 [11MY], 19627 [6SE]

Reports

Export 88 Conference in Frankfurt, Germany, 30081 [17NO]

State of Small Business: Ronald Reagan, 16501 [27JY]

Reports filed

Activities: Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Rept. 100-1128), 102 [3JA]

Technical Corrections to Business Opportunity Development Reform Act: Committee on Small Business (S. 767), 6171 [12AP]

Statements

Employer User Fees for Filing Certain Employee Benefit Plans (excerpts), 20326 [13SE]

Minority Contractors Support Davis-Bacon Reform, Oppose Expansion, 16511 [27JY]

Minority Rules, Small Firms Suffer, John Sloan, 1006 [25JA]

Summaries

Corp. for Small Business Investment Charter Act (S. 1420), 16677 [27JY]

Federal Construction and Small Business Participation in Federal Contracting (H.R. 2259), 8410 [4MY]

Rural Areas Small Business Promotion (S. 851), 7297 [19AP]

Small Business Capital Loans and Investments (H.R. 3179), 19319 [4AU]

Tables

Comparison of capital gain tax proposals, 1784, 1800 [7FE], 4546 [16MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2259, Federal construction and small business participation in Federal contracting, 8409 [4MY]

H.R. 2804, extend the exemption from the termination of small issue bonds for certain farming properties, 14003 [29JN]

H.R. 2947, Women's Business Procurement Assistance Act, 16205 [25JY]

H.R. 3533, small business' subcontracting opportunities, 26347 [26OC]

S. 254, Federal Prison Industries Reform Act, 1006 [25JA]

S. 595, Small Business Relief Act, 4393 [15MR]

S. 977, White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act, 8972 [11MY]

S. 1525, private investment in businesses owned by disadvantaged persons, 18425 [3AU]

S. 1541, Small and High-Risk Business Investment Act, 18944 [4AU]

S. 1547, health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, 18951 [4AU]

S. 1626, Minority Economic Impact Revitalization Act, 20526 [14SE]

S. 1644, reduce occupational tax on small retail liquor and beer dealers, 20886 [19SE]

S. 1661, Small Business Disabilities Tax Credit Act, 21381 [22SE]

S. 1737, extend the Small Business Development Center Program, 23840 [6OC]

S. 1774, nondiscrimination rules relative to employee benefit plans, 25361 [20OC]

S. 1876, Small Business Rehabilitation Relief Act, 28708 [14NO]

S. Res. 92, employee tax benefit programs, 5603 [5AP]