SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: create a pilot program that makes small, nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (see S. 2646), S3506 [25AP]

Disasters: ensure full partnership of small contractors in Federal disaster reconstruction efforts (see S. 2608), S3378 [7AP]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (see H.R. 4745), H273 [14FE]

———reauthorize and improve the disaster loans program (see S. 3487), S5659 [8JN]

Federal aid programs: establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible entities for the development of peer learning opportunities for second-stage small business concerns (see S. 2396), S1965 [9MR]

———reauthorize 7(a) loan guaranty program (see S. 2594), S3212 [6AP]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (see S. 2482), S2603 [30MR]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 5517), H3307 (see H.R. 5517), H3360 [25MY]

———improve loans for members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 3122), S5228 [25MY]

Small Business Development Centers: tribute (see H. Res. 853), H3496 [7JN]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: increase amount of awards under the first and second phases (see H.R. 4684), H153 [1FE]

Telework: conduct pilot program to raise awareness among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer options to employees (see H.R. 5163), H1679 [6AP]

Letters

SBA disaster loans program funding: Senator Kerry, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1477 [17FE]

———several democratic members of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1477 [17FE]

SBA guaranteed loan programs, H4646 [27JN]

Remarks in House

Black Construction Corp.: SBA Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence recipient, E577 [25AP]

Bullard, Janet: SBA Vermont Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E931 [23MY]

Cantu, Angelica: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1196 [19JN]

Crisostomo, Joseph: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E231 [28FE]

De La Cruz, Joseph: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1195 [19JN]

Disasters: improve approval rate for disaster loans to victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, H1046 [15MR]

———loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, H279 [15FE]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), H293-H297 [15FE], E161 [15FE]

———prohibit the use of funds to make or guarantee a loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, H1105, H1106 [16MR]

———prohibit use of funds to enforce deadlines regarding economic injury disaster loan applications and physical loan applications, H1104, H1105 [16MR]

Federal aid programs: 7(a) guaranteed loan program funding, H4645-H4648 [27JN]

Garibay, Ruben: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1196 [19JN]

Hall, Michael: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Award recipient, E1197 [19JN]

Koga, Kristal: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E229 [28FE]

Lam, Alfred K.Y.: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E230 [28FE]

Microloan Program: funding, H4572 [27JN]

Morales, Lula: Laredo, TX, Distinguished Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1199 [19JN]

New Markets Venture Capital Program: funding, H4637 [27JN]

San Joaquin County, CA: tribute to Excellence in Business Award recipients, E836 [16MY]

Shatto, Leroy and Barbara: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipients, E870 [18MY]

Small business: establish a temporary loan program and a temporary vocational development program for small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 5517), E977 [26MY]

———tribute to the on-premise sign industry, H1168 [28MR]

Telework: conduct pilot program to raise awareness among small business employers and encourage such employers to offer options to employees (H.R. 5163), E563 [7AP]

Vedia, Roxanne I.: Laredo, TX, Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E1198 [19JN]

Whatley, Carl L., Jr.: SBA Alabama State Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E812 [12MY]

Wheeler, John: SBA California Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E545 [6AP]

Wong, Lawrence T.: SBA Prime Contractor of the Year award recipient, E686 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: create a pilot program that makes small, nonprofit child care businesses eligible for certain loans (S. 2646), S3511 [25AP]

Disasters: ensure full partnership of small contractors in Federal disaster reconstruction efforts (S. 2608), S3385-S3387 [7AP]

———loan programs response to Hurricane Katrina, S4515-S4518 [12MY]

———making supplemental appropriations for the disaster loans program (H.R. 4745), S1476, S1477 [17FE]

———reauthorize and improve the disaster loans program (S. 3487), S5671 [8JN]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize 7(a) loan guaranty program (S. 2594), S3243 [6AP]

Funding, S2250 [16MR]

Hurricanes: authorize bridge loan programs funding, increase small business access to export assistance in certain areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma, and authorize additional disaster loans (S. 2482), S2604-S2606 [30MR], S4518 [12MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2695 [31MR], S7173 [29JN]

Preston, Steven C.: nomination to be SBA Adminstrator, S7175 [29JN]

Small business: designate areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as HUBZones and waive Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act for such areas, S3567 [26AP], S3873 [2MY], S4028 [4MY], S4518 [12MY]

———improve loans for members of the National Guard and Reserves (S. 3122), S5242 [25MY], S5331 [26MY]

Reports filed

Nomination of Eric M. Thorson To Be SBA Inspector General: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S1964 [9MR]

Nomination of Steven C. Preston To Be SBA Administrator: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S6784 [29JN]

Texts of

H.R. 4745, SBA disaster loans program supplemental appropriations, H294 [15FE]

S. 2646, Child Care Lending Pilot Act, S3512 [25AP]