SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING AND INVESTMENT ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3854), H12079, H12099, H12101, H12102, H12103, H12104, H12105, H12106, H12107, H12108, H12109, H12110, H12111, H12116 [29OC]

———consideration (H. Res. 875), H12074 [29OC]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 3854), H11514 [20OC]

Enact (H.R. 3854): consideration (see H. Res. 875), H12043 [28OC]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3854), H12114 [29OC]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 3854), H12074-H12117 [29OC], E2680 [2NO], E2691 [3NO], E2706 [4NO], E2754 [9NO]

———consideration (H. Res. 875), H12069-H12074 [29OC]

———motion to recommit, H12114, H12115 [29OC]

Programs: sunset at the end of authorization or after 5 years, H12108 [29OC]

SBA: add photonics technology to list of targeted business sectors qualified to receive grants under the Small Business Early-Stage Investment Program, H12104 [29OC]

———allow for repayment of loans to small construction companies to be deferred, H12109 [29OC]

———conduct study to assess feasibility of a program to help fund startup medical technology firms, H12106, H12107 [29OC]

———enable temporary staffing agencies to qualify for SBA programs, H12077 [29OC]

———ensure individuals with loan application evaluation and underwriting responsibilities have a certain level of experience, H12111 [29OC]

———ensure that loans may be used to purchase facilities and equipment that may have been left behind by closed manufacturing plants, H12079 [29OC]

———establish Youth Entrepreneurs Program, H12107, H12108 [29OC]

———extend Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Program participation eligibility period, H12105 [29OC]

———give priority for business stabilization loans to small businesses located in cities with high unemployment rates, H12071 [29OC]

———give priority to veterans applying for New Market Venture Capital Program grants, H12072 [29OC]

———improve the Microloan Program, H12076 [29OC]

———increase loan guarantee on qualifying loans for veteran-owned small businesses, H12105, H12106 [29OC]

———increase maximum amount of stabilization loans and delay repayment of such loans in areas of high unemployment, H12110 [29OC]

———make low-interest disaster loans to homeowners for repair or replacement of toxic drywall installed in principal residences, H12111-H12113 [29OC]

———modify criteria of operation for Capital Backstop Program, H12111 [29OC]

———pay claim of any lender who follows the applicable requirements of the National Lender Training Program, H12101 [29OC]

———prohibit direct loans to private small businesses unable to secure loans through private lenders, H12072 [29OC]

———provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries, H12111 [29OC]

———require district offices to establish marketing plan for rural businesses on financing and investment alternatives, designate a rural business outreach specialist, and host outreach seminars, H12102, H12103 [29OC]

———require release of regulations for participation in the Renewable Energy Capital Investment Program and progress reports on expansion, H12102 [29OC]

———study whether certain new costs and taxes imposed on small businesses negatively impact timely repayment of loans, H12114, H12115 [29OC]

Small business: allow companies to choose asset depreciation schedule that best suits their individual business, H12070, H12071 [29OC]

———modernize small business investment companies, H12075, H12076 [29OC]

———provide for improved long-term financing of small business concerns by certified development companies, H12075 [29OC]

———provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, H12077 [29OC], E2680 [2NO]

Small Business Act: improve small business loan activities, H12076 [29OC]

Small Business Investment Act: prohibit use of Small Business Early-Stage Investment Program funds for earmarks, H12103, H12104 [29OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3854, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 875) (H. Rept. 111-317), H12043 [28OC]

Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3854) (H. Rept. 111-315), H11790 [26OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 875, consideration of H.R. 3854, provisions, H12069 [29OC]

H.R. 3854, provisions, H12079-H12099 [29OC]