SMALL BUSINESS ACT

Amendments

Reauthorize (H.R. 434), S1539, S1543 [1FE], H1291 [7FE]

SBA: improve disaster relief programs (H.R. 1361), H3519, H3521, H3522 [18AP]

———improve the disaster loans program (S. 163), S10944, S10950, S10980 [3AU]

Veterans: improve programs (S. 1784), S15952, S16020, S16024 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions

Contracts: enhance section 8(a) program (see H.R. 2532), H5925 [24MY]

———improve contracting provisions (see S. 2300), S13684 [1NO]

———increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses (see H.R. 1936), H3561 [18AP]

———provide a penalty for the failure by a Federal contractor to subcontract with small businesses as described in its subcontracting plan (see H.R. 1935), H3561 [18AP]

Federal aid programs: expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to colonias (see H.R. 2499), H5923 [24MY]

———improve assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged firms (see H.R. 1611), H2744 [20MR]

———reauthorize certain programs (see H.R. 3866), H11728 [17OC]

Foreign trade: improve trade programs (see H.R. 2992), H7655 [11JY]

Programs: extend (see H.R. 3206), H8820 [27JY] (see H.R. 4252), H14155 [4DE]

Reauthorize (see H.R. 434), H513 [12JA]

SBA: award contracts to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans under the 8(a) business development program (see H.R. 1265), H2118 [1MR]

———establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses (see H.R. 108), H114 [5JA] (see H.R. 731), H1054 [30JA]

———establish portfolio quality standards, improve lender oversight, create economic outcome and performance measurements, and strengthen 7(a) loan guaranty programs (see S. 2288), S13684 [1NO]

———establish the Gulf Coast Disaster Loan Refinancing Program (see H.R. 1988), H3723 [20AP]

———improve disaster relief programs (see H.R. 1361), H2243 [6MR]

———improve disaster relief programs (H.R. 1361), consideration (see H. Res. 302), H3473 [17AP]

———improve the disaster loans program (see S. 163), S40 [4JA]

———improve the disaster loans program by creating a private disaster loan program (see S. 599), S1958 [14FE] (see H.R. 1044), H1667 [14FE]

———improve the Microloan Program (see H.R. 3020), H7775 [12JY]

———increase Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program expenditures (see S. 1932), S10605 [1AU]

———increase the amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research Program (see H.R. 4213), H14081 [15NO]

———provide expedited disaster assistance (see S. 715), S2355 [28FE]

———reauthorize loan programs (see S. 1256), S5390 [1MY]

———waive prohibition on duplication of certain disaster relief assistance (see S. 690), S2273 [27FE] (see S. 981), S3706 [23MR] (see S. 1071), S4161 [29MR] (see H.R. 1212), H1967 [27FE]

Small business: allow an increased deferment period for loans under the 7(b) loan program (see H.R. 1446), H2399 [9MR]

———extend time for participating in the 8(a) business development program for a participating small business that was affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 1468), H2435 [12MR]

———extend time for participating in the 8(a) business development program when a participating small business is affected by a catastrophic incident (see H.R. 564), H759 [18JA]

———improve small business lending and improve cooperation between the National Credit Union Administration and the SBA (see H.R. 1849), H3361 [29MR]

———improve the availability of disaster loans to individuals and small businesses affected by catastrophic incidents (see H.R. 565), H759 [18JA]

———make service-disabled veterans eligible under the 8(a) business development program (see H.R. 109), H114 [5JA]

Veterans: improve programs (see S. 1005), S4047 [28MR] (see S. 1784), S9135 [12JY] (see H.R. 4253), H14155 [4DE]

Letters

Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act reauthorization: Steven C. Preston, SBA, H583 [17JA]

Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act: Senator Landrieu, S235 [8JA]

———Steven C. Preston, SBA, S9298 [17JY], S10983 [3AU]

Motions

SBA: improve disaster relief programs (H.R. 1361), H3525 [18AP]

Remarks in House

Contracts: include green small business concerns in the Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses, H4732 [9MY]

———include overseas contracts in the Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses, H4730 [9MY]

———increase the minimum Government-wide goal for procurement contracts awarded to small businesses, H4730, H4731 [9MY]

Federal aid programs: improve assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged firms (H.R. 1611), H12172 [30OC], E2288 [31OC]

———reauthorize certain programs (H.R. 3866), H12773-H12776 [6NO]

Foreign trade: improve trade programs (H.R. 2992), H10026-H10029 [4SE]

Programs: extend (H.R. 3206), H8899, H8900 [30JY]

———extend (H.R. 4252), H14223, H14224 [5DE]

Reauthorize (H.R. 434), H582-H584 [17JA]

———Senate amendment, H1291 [7FE], E312 [9FE]

SBA: establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small businesses, H6620 [18JN]

———establish Gulf Coast Disaster Loan Refinancing Program, H3522, H3523 [18AP]

———improve disaster relief programs (H.R. 1361), H3511-H3527 [18AP], H12774 [6NO]

———improve disaster relief programs (H.R. 1361), consideration (H. Res. 302), H3506-H3508 [18AP]

———improve disaster relief programs (H.R. 1361), motion to recommit, H3525 [18AP]

———improve the Microloan Program (H.R. 3020), H10029-H10032 [4SE]

———prohibit duplication of certain disaster relief benefits, H3519, H3521 [18AP]

———prohibit grants to certain small businesses that were effected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, or Wilma but denied disaster loans, H3521, H3522 [18AP]

———prohibit loans to individuals convicted of a felony, H3525 [18AP]

Small business: extend time for participating in the 8(a) business development program for a participating small business that was affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 1468), H3029-H3031 [26MR]

Veterans: improve programs (H.R. 4253), H14218-H14223 [5DE], E2512 [6DE]

Remarks in Senate

Contracts: improve contracting provisions (S. 2300), S13702-S13711 [1NO]

Programs: extend (H.R. 3206), S10524 [31JY]

———extend (H.R. 4252), S15037 [7DE]

Reauthorize (H.R. 434), S1539, S1540, S1543 [1FE]

SBA: establish portfolio quality standards, improve lender oversight, create economic outcome and performance measurements, and strengthen 7(a) loan guaranty programs (S. 2288), S13689 [1NO]

———improve the disaster loans program, S15635 [14DE]

———improve the disaster loans program by creating a private disaster loan program (S. 599), S1976 [14FE]

———improve the disaster loans program (S. 163), S151 [4JA], S234 [8JA], S9296-S9299 [17JY], S10980 [3AU]

———improve the disaster loans program (S. 163), unanimous-consent request, S9296 [17JY]

———provide expedited disaster assistance (S. 715), S2365 [28FE]

———reauthorize loan programs (S. 1256), S5393 [1MY]

———waive prohibition on duplication of certain disaster relief assistance (S. 690), S2276 [27FE]

———waive prohibition on duplication of certain disaster relief assistance (S. 1071), S4150-S4153 [29MR]

———waive prohibition on duplication of certain disaster relief assistance (S. 1071), unanimous-consent request, S4221 [29MR]

Veterans: improve programs (H.R. 4253), insert S. 1784 language in lieu, S15952 [19DE]

———improve programs (S. 1005), S4050 [28MR]

———improve programs (S. 1784), S9149-S9153 [12JY], S15950-S15952 [19DE]

———improve programs (S. 1784), unanimous-consent agreement, S15952 [19DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1361, Relief for Entrepreneurs—Coordination of Objectives and Values for Effective Recovery (RECOVER) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 302) (H. Rept. 110-97), H3473 [17AP]

Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3020) (H. Rept. 110-313), H10075 [4SE]

Relief for Entrepreneurs—Coordination of Objectives and Values for Effective Recovery (RECOVER) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 110-82), H3374 [30MR]

SBA Trade Programs Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2992) (H. Rept. 110-312), H10075 [4SE]

Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 163) (S. Rept. 110-64), S5655 [7MY]

Small Business Lending Reauthorization and Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (Senate) (S. 1256) (S. Rept. 110-154), S11504 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 302, consideration of H.R. 1361, Relief for Entrepreneurs—Coordination of Objectives and Values for Effective Recovery (RECOVER) Act, H3506 [18AP]

H.R. 434, reauthorize, H582 [17JA]

H.R. 1361, Relief for Entrepreneurs—Coordination of Objectives and Values for Effective Recovery (RECOVER) Act, H3516-H3519 [18AP]

H.R. 1468, Disadvantaged Business Disaster Eligibility Act, H3029 [26MR]

H.R. 2992, SBA Trade Programs Act, H10026 [4SE]

H.R. 3020, SBA Microloan Program improvements, H10029 [4SE]

H.R. 3206, extend programs, H8899 [30JY]

H.R. 3866, Small Business Programs Act, H12773 [6NO]

H.R. 4252, extend programs, H14223 [5DE]

H.R. 4253, Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act, H14218-H14221 [5DE]

S. 163, Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act, S152-S157 [4JA], S11066-S11071 [4SE]

S. 599, Private Disaster Loans Act, S1977 [14FE]

S. 690, Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Improvements Act, S2277 [27FE]

S. 715, Small Business Disaster Recovery Assistance Improvement Act, S2366 [28FE]

S. 1005, veterans' programs improvement, S4051-S4053 [28MR]

S. 1784, Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act, S9150-S9152 [12JY]

S. 2228, Small Business Lending Oversight and Program Performance Improvement Act, S13689-S13691 [1NO]

S. 2300, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act, S13703-S13710 [1NO]