SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Disasters: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), S7422 [21OC], H8223 [16NO]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H822, H825, H826, H827, H828 [5FE]

——— ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), consideration (H. Res. 78), H771 [4FE]

Information technology: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (S. 2116), S7126 [5OC]

Veterans: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), S5556, S5558 [23JY], H5508 [27JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: establish size standards for small agricultural enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 3714), H6935 [8OC]

Chief Counsel for Advocacy: require submittal of a report on small business innovation (see S. 963), S2220 [15AP]

Colleges and universities: provide grants for university business incubators (see H.R. 3990), H8152 [5NO]

Commercial Market Representatives: clarify responsibilities (see H.R. 4198), H9205 [9DE]

Community Advantage Pilot Program: make permanent (see S. 2125), S7102 [1OC]

Community development: ensure equal access for HUBZone designations to all tax-paying small business owners (see H.R. 4156), H8970 [2DE]

——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 1266), S2759 [11MY]

——— treat certain qualified disaster areas as HUBZones and extend the period for HUBZone treatment for certain defense base closure areas (see S. 1292), S2794 [12MY]

Conservation of energy: help small businesses reduce energy costs by extending the Certified Development Company (CDC)/504 loan program to businesses looking to invest in energy efficiency improvements (see S. 1756), S5061 [14JY]

Contracts: clarify requirements relative to small business contracts for services (see H.R. 1583), H1899 [24MR]

——— improve review and acceptance of subcontracting plans (see S. 2138), S7160 [6OC]

——— increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (see S. 1859), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3175), H5465 [23JY]

——— issue regulations providing examples of a failure to comply in good faith with requirements of prime contractors relative to subcontracting plans (see H.R. 4284), H9690 [17DE]

——— modify requirements for joint venture offers for bundled or consolidated contracts (see H.R. 1390), H1720 [17MR]

——— prohibit use of reverse auctions for procurements of covered contracts (see S. 2139), S7160 [6OC] (see H.R. 1444), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide for team and joint venture offers for certain contracts (see S. 958), S2220 [15AP]

——— require implementation of a data quality improvement plan (see H.R. 1410), H1721 [17MR]

——— streamline and clarify small business contracting opportunities (see H.R. 2950), H4861 [7JY]

Credit: amend funding levels for certain general business loans and modify loan limitations (see H.R. 3191), H5466 [23JY]

——— establish authorization levels for general business loans (see S. 1001), S2245 [16AP]

——— increase funding available for certain general business loans (see H.R. 3132), H5330 [21JY]

Disasters: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (see H.R. 2397), H3308 [18MY]

——— clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see S. 956), S2220 [15AP]

——— establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 1811), S5210 [21JY] (see H.R. 208), H154 [8JA]

——— exempt certain loans from prohibition against receiving duplicative financial assistance in the case of a disaster (see H.R. 2594), H3641 [1JN]

——— provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery (see S. 1470), S3341 [31MY]

Export Credit Insurance Program: establish (see S. 1546), S4021 [10JN]

Federal aid programs: establish an incubator and accelerator grant program for veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 2273), S7913 [10NO]

——— increase oversight of small business assistance programs (see S. 115), S59 [7JA]

Financial institutions: make information relative to lenders making covered loans publicly available (see S. 967), S2221 [15AP]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1910), S6187 [30JY] (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 2995), H5028 [9JY]

Franchising: establish minimum standards of disclosure by franchises to franchisees who use SBA guaranteed loans (see H.R. 3195), H5466 [23JY] (see H.R. 3559), H6178 [18SE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see S. 426), S900 [10FE] (see S. 1536), S4021 [10JN] (see H.R. 527), H581 [26JA]

——— ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), consideration (see H. Res. 78), H754 [3FE]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see S. 552), S1075 [24FE] (see H.R. 1023), H1113 [24FE]

Information technology: improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2116), S7102 [1OC]

Local development business loan program: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing (see S. 966), S2221 [15AP]

Microloan Program: expand participation (see S. 1857), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 2670), H3914 [4JN]

——— improve (see S. 1445), S3238 [21MY]

National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 172), S2688 [6MY] (see H. Res. 246), H2792 [1MY]

Office of Veterans Business Development: direct task force to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 1400), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 2221), H2792 [1MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy (see H.R. 2712), H4135 [10JN]

Real estate: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see H.R. 2266), H2876 [12MY]

Regional Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) State Collaborative Initiative Pilot Program: establish (see S. 2136), S7159 [6OC]

Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program: establish (see S. 1934), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 3468), H5865 [9SE]

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) (organization): strengthen entrepreneurial resources (see S. 1000), S2245 [16AP]

Small business: allow petitions for reconsideration of size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 1429), H1768 [18MR]

——— enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 273), H223 [12JA]

——— improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 25), S11 [6JA]

——— prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (see S. 1978), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 432), H479 [21JA]

——— provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 2234), H2798 [5MY]

——— strengthen small business industrial base (see H.R. 1481), H1802 [19MR]

Small Business Development Center network: anniversary (see S. Res. 243), S6381 [5AU]

Small business development centers: improve (see S. 999), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 207), H154 [8JA]

State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program: establish (see S. 1011), S2272 [20AP] (see H.R. 2543), H3560 [21MY]

——— extend and expand (see H.R. 3912), H7624 [3NO]

Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (see S. 1889), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3295), H5763 [29JY]

Veterans: carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses (see S. 1862), S5710 [26JY] (see S. 1870), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3248), H5588 [28JY]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 1866), S5928 [27JY]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 3945), H8150 [5NO]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 2499), H3558 [21MY]

Women’s business center program: reauthorize (see S. 2126), S7102 [1OC] (see H.R. 4027), H8279 [17NO]

Cost Estimates

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act (H.R. 527): CBO, H817 [5FE]

Letters

Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S7797 [5NO]

——— Randy Griffin, CSRA Business Lending (business), S7797 [5NO]

——— Scott Gardiner, Granite State Development Corp., S7796 [5NO]

——— Stephen Ursich, Northeastern Economic Development Co., S7797 [5NO]

SBA expansion of the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure: Michael Cooper, Association of Defense Communities, S2761 [11MY]

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act: Representative Chabot, Committee on Small Business (House), H818 [5FE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H818 [5FE]

Motions

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H831 [5FE]

Remarks in House

Chief Counsel for Advocacy: approve small business size standards, H827 [5FE]

Contracts: improve process of SBA size designation for small businesses receiving Dept. of Defense contracts, H3198 [14MY]

——— increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (H.R. 3175), E1112 [23JY]

Credit: increase funding available for certain general business loans, H5508–H5510 [27JY]

——— 7(a) loan program funding, H5342 [22JY]

Cybersecurity: provide assistance to small businesses and small financial institutions to participate in cybersecurity programs, H2392 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit Defense Logistics Agency funding to implement SBA interim rule relative to procurement of footwear, H4115, H4116 [10JN]

Disasters: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms, E1633 [17NO]

——— establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), H5096–H5099 [13JY]

——— establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), Senate amendments, H8223–H8227 [16NO], E1633 [17NO]

Doan, Alan: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1319 [18SE]

Entrepreneurial development programs: funding, H1875 [24MR]

Galbraith, Sarah: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1319 [18SE]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), H816–H834, H838 [5FE], H5760 [29JY]

——— ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), consideration (H. Res. 78), H766–H772 [4FE]

——— ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (H.R. 527), motion to recommit, H832 [5FE]

——— exempt any rule from complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities that stops the proliferation, spread, or development of nuclear weapons, H832 [5FE]

——— exempt from complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities any FDA regulation relating to consumer safety, H828–H830 [5FE]

——— exempt from complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities any rule that the OMB determines would result in net job creation, H827, H828 [5FE]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (H.R. 1023), H5095, H5096 [13JY]

——— maintain ability of agencies to waive or delay initial analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities in response to an emergency that makes compliance impracticable, H826 [5FE]

——— maintain regulations on predatory lending practices against veterans, E1587 [4NO]

——— maintain regulations on predatory lending practices against veterans and active duty servicemembers, H825, H826 [5FE]

J.F. Kruse Jewelers (business): SBA Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2322 [21AP]

Jones, Grant: SBA Washington State Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E923 [18JN]

Microloan Program: expand participation (H.R. 2670), H5099–H5101 [13JY]

Minorities: support entrepreneurial development programs for women and minority owned businesses, H3407 [20MY]

National Small Business Week: observance, H2776 [1MY]

Sacco, Janie: SBA Washington State Veteran Small Business Advocate Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

Small, Jim and Colleen: SBA Pittsburgh, PA, District Office Small Business Persons of the Year award recipient, H2858 [12MY]

Small business: prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies (H.R. 432), H5140–H5142 [14JY]

Small business development centers: funding, H1875 [24MR]

Veterans: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), H5101, H5102 [13JY]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), Senate amendment, H5508–H5510 [27JY]

Women’s business center program: funding, H1875 [24MR]

Remarks in Senate

Community Advantage Pilot Program: make permanent (S. 2125), S7104 [1OC]

Community development: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 1266), S2761 [11MY]

Credit: 7(a) loan program funding, S5677 [24JY]

Disasters: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), S7406, S7407 [21OC]

——— provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery, S7406 [21OC]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce duplication and increase efficiency, S1210 [2MR]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S5448 [22JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (S. 1536), S4070 [11JN]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (S. 552), S1078 [24FE], S7796, S7797, S7800 [5NO]

——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (S. 552), unanimous-consent request, S7798–S7800 [5NO]

Kramer, Douglas J.: nomination to be SBA Deputy Administrator, S4070 [11JN]

Local development business loan program: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing (S. 966), S7796–S7798, S7800 [5NO]

——— extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing (S. 966), unanimous-consent request, S7798–S7800 [5NO]

National Small Business Week: observance, S2635 [5MY], S3181, S3182 [20MY]

——— observance (S. Res. 172), S2697 [6MY]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S8611–S8613 [10DE]

Small business: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase the guarantee threshold for the surety bonds guarantee program, S1967 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to raise the limit a ‘‘family of funds’’ can borrow with a Small Business Investment Company Program guarantee, S1967 [26MR]

Small Business Development Center network: anniversary (S. Res. 243), S6469 [8SE]

State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program: establish, S3017 [19MY], S3231 [21MY], S3293 [22MY]

Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (S. 1889), S6182 [30JY]

Veterans: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), S5558 [23JY], S5677 [24JY]

Women’s business center program: reauthorize (S. 2126), S7119 [5OC]

Reports filed

Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 966), S4021 [10JN]

Communicating Lender Activity Reports From the Small Business Administration (CLEAR SBA) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 967), S4021 [10JN]

Consideration of H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 114–14), H754 [3FE]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2995) (H. Rept. 114–194), H5028 [9JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 114–97), S6186 [30JY]

HUBZone Revitalization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1292), S4021 [10JN]

Improving Small Business Innovative Research and Technologies Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2136), S8378 [3DE]

Microloan Modernization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1857), S6651 [15SE]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2670) (H. Rept. 114–188), H4768 [25JN]

Nomination of Darryl L. DePriest To Be SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S8546 [9DE]

Nomination of Douglas J. Kramer To Be SBA Deputy Adminisrator: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate), S3860 [8JN]

Recovery Improvements for Small Entities (RISE) After Disaster Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1470), S4021 [10JN]

SBA Authorization Levels for General Business Loans Establishment: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1001), S4021 [10JN]

SBIC Advisers Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 432) (H. Rept. 114–199), H5171 [14JY]

SCORE for Small Business Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1000), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2116), S7219 [7OC]

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 999), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Energy Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1756), S6651 [15SE]

Small Business Fairness Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 958), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Investment Capital Company Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 552), S4021 [10JN]

Small Business Investment Company Capital Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 114–189), H4768 [25JN]

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 527) (H. Rept. 114–12), H702 [2FE]

Small Business Subcontracting Transparency Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2138), S7722 [3NO]

Small Contractors Improve Competition Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2139), S8305 [2DE]

Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 208) (H. Rept. 114–186), H4768 [25JN]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1811), S7271 [8OC]

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 957), S4021 [10JN]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2499) (H. Rept. 114–187), H4768 [25JN]

Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1400), S6651 [15SE]

Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1866), S6651 [15SE]

Women’s Small Business Ownership Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2126), S7271 [8OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 78, consideration of H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act and H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H767 [4FE]

H.R. 208, Recovery Improvements for Small Entities (RISE) After Disaster Act, H8223–H8226 [16NO]

H.R. 208, Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act, H5096 [13JY]

H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act, H5140 [14JY]

H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, H822–H825 [5FE]

H.R. 1023, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act, H5095 [13JY]

H.R. 2499, Veterans Entrepreneurship Act, H5101 [13JY]

H.R. 2670, Microloan Modernization Act, H5099 [13JY]

S. 1400, Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act, S3187 [20MY]

S. Res. 172, National Small Business Week, S2693 [6MY]

S. Res. 243, SBA Small Business Development Center network anniversary, S6402 [5AU]