SMALL BUSINESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Federal agencies and departments: permit agencies to count certain contracts toward certain small business contracting goals (see H.R. 5829), H3161 [18MY]

Hawaii: permit Native Hawaiian Organizations to have status as HUBZone small business concerns (see H.R. 5729), H2645 [10MY]

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal authorization (see S. 3281), S3838 [7JN]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see S. 3672), S7976 [12DE] (see S. 3681), S8042 [13DE]

——— consolidate and revise guidelines relative to contract bundling (see H.R. 4081), H943 [17FE]

——— establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]

——— improve entrepreneurial development programs (see S. 3198), S3280 [17MY]

——— improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 4203), H1390 [19MR]

——— increase small business participation in multiple award contracts (see H.R. 4118), H1133 [1MR]

——— modify small business concern size standards (see H.R. 3987), H640 [8FE]

——— provide for a program to provide Federal contracts to early-stage small businesses (see H.R. 4121), H1133 [1MR]

——— provide for additional loan programs for veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 5835), H3161 [18MY]

——— provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans (see H.R. 6296), H5704 [2AU]

Small business: empower Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at Federal agencies to better advocate on behalf of small businesses in the contracting process (see H.R. 3851), H218 [31JA]

——— establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the U.S. (see H.R. 4102), H1016 [28FE]

——— improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (see H.R. 3985), H640 [8FE]

——— increase penalties for contracting fraud (see H.R. 4206), H1390 [19MR]

——— modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see S. 3213), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 3850), H218 [31JA]

——— provide certainty for small business concerns (see S. 3572), S6454 [19SE]

——— provide for grants to small business development centers (see H.R. 6237), H5524 [31JY]

——— provide for higher goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (see H.R. 6078), H4655 [29JN]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]

Remarks in House

CBO: include in macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation estimates of potential impact on SBA HUBZone areas, H408–H410 [2FE]

SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]

——— modify small business concern size standards, H2836 [17MY]

——— provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans (H.R. 6296), H6115–H6118 [19SE], E1544 [14SE]

Small business: establish a loan program to assist and provide incentives for manufacturers to reinvest in making products in the U.S. (H.R. 4102), H4720 [10JY]

——— improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors, H2704 [15MY]

——— improve operation of mentor-protege programs involving small contractors (H.R. 3985), H816 [16FE]

Remarks in Senate

National Veterans Business Development Corp.: terminate Federal authorization, S7203 [29NO]

——— terminate Federal authorization (S. 3281), S3842 [7JN]

SBA: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (S. 3681), S8042 [13DE]

——— extend temporary program allowing refinancing of certain eligible fixed assets under the Certified Development Company/504 Loan Program, S4876 [11JY]

——— improve entrepreneurial development programs (S. 3198), S3281 [17MY]

——— reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program, S3391 [22MY]

Small business: modify goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns (S. 3213), S3392 [22MY]

——— provide certainty for small business concerns (S. 3572), S6461 [19SE]

——— provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386–S5390 [25JY]

Reports filed

Building Better Business Partnerships Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3985) (H. Rept. 112–723), H7429 [21DE]

Contracting Oversight for Small Business Jobs Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4206) (H. Rept. 112–728), H7429 [21DE]

Contractor Opportunity Protection Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4081) (H. Rept. 112–725), H7429 [21DE]

Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4121) (H. Rept. 112–727), H7429 [21DE]

Government Efficiency Through Small Business Contracting Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3850) (H. Rept. 112–720), H7429 [21DE]

Small Business Advocate Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3851) (H. Rept. 112–721), H7429 [21DE]

Small Business Procurement Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4118) (H. Rept. 112–726), H7429 [21DE]

Small Business Protection Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3987) (H. Rept. 112–724), H7429 [21DE]

Women’s Procurement Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4203) (H. Rept. 112–732), H7435 [27DE]

Texts of

H.R. 6296, Disaster Loan Fairness Act, H6115 [19SE]

S. 3281, National Veterans Business Development Corp., Federal authorization termination, S3842 [7JN]

S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations (SUCCESS) Act, S5390–S5401 [25JY]

S. 3681, clarify SBA collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans, S8043 [13DE]