SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Amendments
Disasters: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1499), S2331 [22MR]
Bills and resolutions
Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (see H.R. 5766), H9128 [22NO]
Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness (see H.R. 4479), H1410 [17AP]
Contracts: establish a priority preference for firms that have both 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone Program certifications, and raise the sole-source thresholds in the awarding of Federal contracts (see S. 1994), S1599 [6MR]
Disasters: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 5260), H5994 [26JY]
Federal aid programs: make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 2891), S7900 [1AU] (see S. 2891), H9024 [14NO]
———prohibit from selling loans under the Disaster Loan Program (see H.R. 5028), H4068 [26JN]
Government regulations: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see S. 2455), S3843 [2MY] (see S. 2483), S4064 [8MY]
Microloan Program; increase the maximum amount for which a loan can be made (see H.R. 3646), H103 [29JA]
Native Americans: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 2335), S3435 [25AP]
Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement: establish position (see S. 2753), S7033 [18JY] (see H.R. 5314), H5996 [26JY]
Small business: allow certain Presidential interagency task forces to designate certain areas as HUBZones (see H.R. 4805), H2943 [22MY]
———improve small business advocacy (see H.R. 4231), H1333 [16AP]
Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (see S. 2466), S3953 [7MY]
Stewart, Milton D.: tribute (see S. Res. 216), S1536 [5MR]
Taxation: modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (see S. 2022), S1974 [15MR] (see H.R. 4706), H2355 [9MY]
Technology: establish a pilot program in consultation with regional technology consultants to make direct loans to technology-related small business concerns (see H.R. 3791), H561 [26FE]
Veterans: provide service-disabled veterans and other handicapped individuals who own small businesses a time-delimited preference in the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 5583), H7737 [9OC]
Letters
Child Care Lending Pilot Act: Ardith Wieworka, Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, S7956 [1AU]
———Christopher Sikes, Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund Inc., S7956 [1AU]
———Edward P. Madaus, Guild of St. Agnes (nonprofit organization), S7957 [1AU]
———Eric Korsh, Neighborhood Business Builders (organization), S7956 [1AU]
———Erika Eurkus, ACCION, USA (nonprofit organization), S7957 [1AU]
———Heather Danton, South Eastern Economic Development Corp., S7957 [1AU]
———Julie A. Cripe, Omnibank N.A., S7956 [1AU]
Lists
Supporters of S. 1499, American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act, S2337 [22MR]
Remarks in House
Agriculture: assist small farms with modernization to increase profitability and competitiveness (H.R. 4479), E514 [12AP], E558 [17AP]
Benavides, Luz D.: SBA West Virginia Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E887 [23MY]
Chestnut, Thomas: SBA Arizona Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E774 [10MY]
Credit: revise calculation of certain loan subsidy rates, E1609 [19SE], E1961 [28OC]
Dept. of Homeland Security: small business procurement goals, H5698 [25JY], E1451 [29JY]
Disasters: include drought in the definition of disaster for purposes of the Disaster Loan Program (H.R. 5260), E1429 [29JY]
Elkhay, John: SBA Rhode Island Small Business Person of the Year recipient, E709 [3MY]
Ferguson, Ewell A.: SBA West Virginia Small Business Exporter of the Year award recipient, E859 [20MY]
Guthrie, Nancy: SBA West Virginia Home-Based Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E922 [24MY]
Henderson, Geraldine (Jerry): SBA West Virginia Women in Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E879 [22MY]
Herrera, Stephanie: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for Colorado, E1350 [25JY]
MacWilliams, Diane: SBA Illinois Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2211 [8MY]
Martin, Elaine: SBA Idaho Small Business Advocate of the Year award recipient, E759 [10MY]
Nagle, Patrick: SBA Pennsylvania Financial Services Advocate of the Year award recipient, E941 [4JN]
National Small Business Week: observance, H2211 [8MY]
Phillips, Aaron Z.: SBA New York Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E730 [7MY]
Simmons, Aaron: SBA West Virginia Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E849 [17MY]
Small business: improve small business advocacy (H.R. 4231), H2784-H2787 [21MY], E736 [7MY]
Veterans: provide service-disabled veterans and other handicapped individuals who own small businesses a time-delimited preference in the award of Federal contracts (H.R. 5583), E1804 [9OC]
Remarks in Senate
Burger, Peter F.: SBA New Hampshire Special District Advocate of the Year recipient, S3558 [30AP]
Caron, Robert G.: SBA New Hampshire Service Corps of Retired Executives Counselor of the Year recipient, S3558 [30AP]
Chandler, Laurie L.: SBA New Hampshire Women in Business Advocate of the Year recipient, S3557 [30AP]
Contracts: establish a priority preference for firms that have both 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone Program certifications, and raise the sole-source thresholds in the awarding of Federal contracts (S. 1994), S1612, S1613 [6MR]
Disasters: authorize loans to small businesses and certain other businesses that suffered substantial economic injury as a result of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1499), S2335-S2338 [22MR], S4189 [10MY]
Federal aid programs: make nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (S. 2891), S7954 [1AU]
Government regulations: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (S. 2483), S4074 [8MY]
GT Equipment Technologies, Inc.: SBA New Hampshire Small Business Exporter of the Year recipient, S3558 [30AP]
Guadarrama, Belinda: SBA California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S4964 [4JN]
Haney, David: SBA New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year recipient, S3623 [1MY]
Miller, Jerry: SBA New Hampshire Business Journalist of the Year recipient, S3557 [30AP]
Monica, Laura L.: SBA New Hampshire Small Business Person of the Year recipient, S3558 [30AP]
Native Americans: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (S. 2335), S3443, S3447 [25AP]
Power resources: promote Energy Star Program to small businesses, S2462, S2463 [10AP], S2903 [18AP]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S150 [25JA], S2373 [8AP]
Sabelhaus, Melanie: nomination to be SBA Deputy Administrator, S2407 [9AP]
Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement: establish position (S. 2753), S7036 [18JY]
Small business: forgive interest payments on certain disaster loans and provide tax relief for concerns in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (S. 1493), S4189 [10MY]
———improve small business advocacy (H.R. 4231), S6323 [28JN], S6327 [8JY]
Small Business Act: modify contract consolidation requirements (S. 2466), S3957-S3959 [7MY], S6223 [27JN]
Small Business Investment Act: amend (S. 1196), S4189 [10MY]
Stewart, Milton D.: tribute (S. Res. 216), S1548, S1549 [5MR]
Taxation: modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties, S386 [6FE]
———modify unrelated business income limitation on investment in certain debt-financed properties (S. 2022), S1978 [15MR]
Vermont: anniversary of Vermont Small Business Development Center, S485 [7FE]
Reports filed
Combined 8(a) and HUBZone Priority Preference Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1994) (S. Rept. 107-294), S9713 [1OC]
National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2483) (S. Rept. 107-308), S10222 [9OC]
Native American Small Business Development Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2335) (S. Rept. 107-236), S7898 [1AU]
Nomination of Melanie Sabelhaus To Be SBA Deputy Administrator: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1782 [12MR]
Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2753) (S. Rept. 107-251), S8091 [3SE]
Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4231) (H. Rept. 107-433), H2099 [2MY]
Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2466) (S. Rept. 107-306), S10114 [8OC]
Small Business Opportunity Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2867) (H. Rept. 107-432), H2099 [2MY]
Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (H.R. 2666) (S. Rept. 107-307), S10222 [9OC]
Texts of
H.R. 4231, Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act, H2784 [21MY]
S. 2022, Small Business Investment Company Capital Access Act, S1979 [15MR]
S. 2335, Native American Small Business Development Act, S3444-S3447 [25AP]
S. 2466, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act, S3958 [7MY]
S. 2753, Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman Act, S7037 [18JY]
S. 2891, Child Care Lending Pilot Act, S7955 [1AU]
S. Res. 216, tribute to Milton D. Stewart, S1542 [5MR]