SMALL BUSINESS related term(s) Business and Industry

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S576–S580 [30JA], H726–H730 [30JA]

Trump Administration Goals and Accomplishments: Senator Alexander, S2614 [10MY]

Amendments

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (S. 3247), S7863 [19DE]

Business and industry: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1558 [14MR]

Dept. of the Interior: establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (S. 607), S1963 [22MR]

Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1558 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6076, H6082, H6086, H6087, H6088, H6089, H6090, H6092, H6093, H6094, H6095 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (H. Res. 965), H6062 [11JY]

FRS: provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3110 [11AP]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (H.R. 4771), consideration (H. Res. 725), H794 [6FE]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H6187, H6188 [13JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6057 [11JY]

Native Americans: provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities (S. 1116), S1966, S1970 [22MR]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), H7201 [25JY]

SBA: expand participation in the Microloan Program (S. 526), S5072, S5073 [18JY]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (S. 3561), S7333 [6DE]

Taxation: make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9111 [27SE]

Articles and editorials

Day in the Life of a Bagel Maker, S7908–S7910 [19DE]

Don’t Hurt Fisheries With Dangerous Legislation, H6086 [11JY]

Millions of People Post Comments on Federal Regulations. Many Are Fake, S6 [3JA]

Senate Democrats Move To Revive Net Neutrality Rules—The Wrong Way, S2699 [16MY]

Will the FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal Grind the Internet to a Halt?, S2700 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

Agriculture: clarify definition of the term ‘‘family farmer’’ (see S. 3721), S7356 [6DE]

AID: establish Palestinian Partnership Fund to promote joint economic development and finance joint ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in the U.S., Israel, and the Middle East (see S. 3549), S6541 [4OC] (see H.R. 7060), H9430 [12OC]

——— improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (see S. 3247), S5107 [19JY] (see H.R. 5480), H3208 [12AP]

American Craft Beer Week: support goals (see H. Res. 884), H3885 [9MY]

American Homebrewers Association: anniversary (see S. Res. 567), S4735 [28JN]

Bankruptcy: address reorganization of small businesses (see S. 3689), S7241 [29NO] (see H.R. 7190), H9742 [29NO]

——— modify venue requirements relative to bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 2282), S67 [8JA]

Business and industry: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H1541 [13MR]

Contracts: provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (see H.R. 4754), H131 [10JA]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2591), S1947 [22MR]

——— protect the ‘‘gig economy’’ and small businesses that operate in large part through contractor services from the threat of costly class action litigation (see H.R. 5367), H1754 [21MR]

Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force: establish (see S. 2363), S581 [30JA]

Credit: expand access to mortgages for self-employed and other creditworthy individuals with non-traditional forms of income by expanding types of documentation used to verify income (see S. 3401), S5991 [28AU]

——— require consumer reporting agencies to provide small business credit protections by informing them of data breaches and prohibiting charging for credit reports following such breaches (see S. 3633), S7050 [15NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: assist small cheese producers (see S. 2813), S2623 [10MY]

——— encourage and promote urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production practices (see S. 3005), S3034 [6JN]

——— establish Dairy Farm Sustainability Price Loss Coverage Program (see S. 2555), S1735 [14MR]

——— expand crop insurance available to beginning farmers and ranchers (see H.R. 5825), H3977 [15MY]

——— extend and modify the Rural Energy Savings Program (see S. 3115), S4344 [21JN]

——— improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (see S. 3360), S5759 [21AU]

——— prioritize purchase of agricultural commodities from domestically owned enterprises (see H.R. 7379), H10510 [20DE]

——— promote dairy product innovation, including in specialty cheese, and value-added dairy product development for the economic benefit of U.S. dairy farmers and their communities (see S. 3113), S4343 [21JN]

——— provide emergency payments to dairy producers (see S. 3586), S6815 [11OC]

——— provide loans and grants to qualified agricultural associations to assist in the establishment of agricultural association health plans (see H.R. 5491), H3209 [12AP]

——— reauthorize rural business investment program (see S. 3034), S3293 [7JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a task force in the International Trade Administration to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (see S. 2427), S967 [14FE]

——— establish Export Promotion Agency (see H.R. 5967), H4728 [24MY]

——— establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (see S. 3346), S5582 [1AU]

——— establish Rural Export Center (see S. 2995), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 6150), H5284 [19JN]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to certain firms adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (see H.R. 6396), H6462 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see H.R. 5177), H1441 [6MR]

——— reauthorize Mentor-Protégé Program (see H.R. 6875), H8883 [25SE]

——— recognize associations of procurement technical assistance centers under certain circumstances (see H.R. 6328), H6041 [10JY]

Dept. of Education: establish a student loan forgiveness program for women who are small business owners (see H.R. 5416), H3052 [29MR]

——— provide no interest loan deferment eligibility for certain small business concerns (see H.R. 6579), H7722 [26JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish a small business voucher program to be used at national laboratories in any technology area (see S. 2858), S2724 [16MY] (see H.R. 5839), H4137 [16MY]

Dept. of Labor: promote registered apprenticeships, including those within in-demand industry sectors, through support of workforce intermediaries (see S. 3061), S3906 [13JN] (see H.R. 6099), H5152 [13JN]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors through certain partnerships (see S. 3082), S3982 [18JN]

Dept. of Transportation: exempt certain motor carriers involved in agricultural business from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5949), H4693 [23MY]

——— exempt certain small trucking operations from electronic logging device mandates (see H.R. 5948), H4693 [23MY]

——— study impact of motor carrier electronic logging devices (see H.R. 6159), H5362 [20JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see S. 2768), S2484 [26AP] (see H.R. 5644), H3706 [26AP]

Disasters: inform disaster survivors about duplication of benefits, notify loan recipients of ability to refuse assistance, and provide assistance recipients with information on Federal recoupment process (see H.R. 7111), H9460 [30OC]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see S. 3174), S4734 [28JN]

——— protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (see H.R. 4779), H168 [11JA]

Ecology and environment: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 5669), H3746 [1MY]

Employment: limit private antitrust damages against occupational licensing boards and promote beneficial reforms of State occupational licensing (see S. 3598), S6816 [11OC] (see H.R. 6515), H7686 [25JY]

Executive Office of the President: reauthorize Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise (see S. 3165), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 6610), H7723 [26JY]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 2752), S2440 [25AP] (see H.R. 4948), H901 [6FE]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (see S.J. Res. 52), S1243 [27FE] (see H.J. Res. 129), H1333 [27FE] (see H.J. Res. 131), H3052 [29MR]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (H.J. Res. 129), consideration (see H. Res. 873), H3782 [7MY]

FDIC: extend examination cycle for certain insured depository institutions (see H.R. 5076), H1220 [20FE]

Federal agencies and departments: increase access to agency guidance documents (see S. 2296), S168 [11JA] (see H.R. 4809), H404 [16JA]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 7215), H9763 [3DE]

FEMA: carry out a pilot program to enhance mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and availability of that data to stakeholders to help understand and mitigate flooding risks (see S. 2701), S2261 [18AP] (see H.R. 5569), H3441 [18AP]

——— establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to small business, condominium association, and residential structures with crumbling foundations due to pyrrhotite (see S. 2745), S2439 [25AP]

Financial institutions: exempt certain small entities dealing in foreign exchange that serve small- and medium-sized businesses from certain capital and margin requirements (see S. 2428), S967 [14FE] (see H.R. 6162), H5362 [20JN]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H1541 [13MR]

Financial literacy: improve for secondary school students (see S. 3745), S7509 [12DE]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (see H. Res. 965), H5748 [26JN]

Floods: acknowledge significance of sea level rise and flooding in the U.S. and in Florida and affirm need for greater adaptation funding and use of historical flooding and sea level rise projections into planning (see H. Res. 1087), H9090 [26SE]

Foreign trade: require congressional approval of certain trade remedies including tariffs (see H.R. 6923), H9089 [26SE]

FRS: provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (see H.R. 4790), H172 [12JA]

——— provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (see H. Res. 811), H3094 [10AP]

——— provide relief from Volcker rule prohibiting the conduct of certain investment activities for community banks (see H.R. 5659), H3741 [27AP]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (see H.R. 4771), H168 [11JA]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (H.R. 4771), consideration (see H. Res. 725), H782 [5FE]

FTC: codify ban on confessions of judgment in law in consumer loan contracts and expand such ban to provide protections to small businesses (see S. 3717), S7356 [6DE] (see H.R. 7354), H10336 [19DE]

GAO: report on compliance of contracting agencies with subcontracting plans and subcontracting goals under the Small Business Act (see H.R. 5144), H1340 [1MR]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (see H. Res. 985), H6040 [10JY]

Healthy Food Financing Initiative: reauthorize (see H.R. 5017), H1177 [14FE]

Immigration: modify H-2B nonimmigrant returning worker exemption (see S. 3125), S4368 [25JN]

——— prioritize the allocation of H-2B work visas for States with low unemployment rates (see S. 2972), S2924 [24MY]

International relations: establish small business development centers internationally and promote international commerce (see H.R. 6706), H7870 [5SE]

IRS: improve organizational structure, taxpayer protections, small business and retirement plan tax administration, service to low-income taxpayers, appeals process, and information technology infrastructure (see S. 3278), S5423 [26JY]

——— provide for a one-time safe harbor for certain failures by individuals and small businesses to pay estimated income tax following implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (see H.R. 7300), H10209 [13DE]

——— restrict immediate sale of seized property to perishable goods (see H.R. 5446), H3094 [10AP]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: recognize accomplishments and economic contributions of LGBT entrepreneurs and small business owners (see H. Res. 969), H5749 [26JN]

Marketplace Fairness Act: declare enactment would harm the economy by creating an online sales tax that would create undue burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs and provide no benefit to States without sales taxes (see S. Res. 433), S1686 [13MR]

Minimum wage: provide consequences to States that reduce their State minimum wage and redirect Federal funding to those States to the neediest localities (see H.R. 7374), H10510 [20DE]

Minorities: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (see S. 3483), S6277 [24SE] (see H.R. 6758), H8106 [10SE]

National Media Diversity Month: designate (see S. Res. 518), S2793 [21MY] (see H. Res. 888), H3929 [10MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 498), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 840), H3506 [24AP] (see H. Res. 857), H3741 [27AP]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see H.R. 4985), H1074 [8FE]

NIST: allow State Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to award grants to small and medium sized manufacturers for purposes of training new workers to replace departing experienced workers (see S. 3126), S4369 [25JN] (see S. 3778), S7925 [19DE]

——— improve assistance provided by Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership to small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on matters relative to cybersecurity (see S. 2666), S2120 [12AP] (see H.R. 5517), H3315 [13AP]

NSF: review application process for awarding grants under Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 7094), H9448 [26OC]

Oil Pollution Act: require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3757), S7586 [13DE]

OMB: establish accelerated payments applicable to contracts with certain small businesses (see H.R. 5337), H1727 [20MR]

——— establish accelerated payments applicable to Dept. of Defense contracts with certain small businesses (see S. 2893), S2835 [22MY]

Patents: strengthen the patent system and combat abuse (see H.R. 5340), H1727 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure that pre-existing condition exclusions continue to be prohibited in health insurance coverage and group health plans (see H.R. 6496), H7154 [24JY]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), consideration (see H. Res. 1059), H8169 [12SE]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 2670), S2141 [16AP]

Pensions: incentivize automatic enrollment and escalation of contributions to workplace retirement plans and facilitate participation in such plans by small businesses (see S. 3221), S5003 [17JY]

——— modify certain laws relative to multiemployer pensions (see S. 3219), S5003 [17JY]

Puerto Rico: increase access of small farmers to Federal agriculture programs (see H.R. 5450), H3094 [10AP]

——— temporarily reduce payroll taxes for workers, expand child tax credit, increase access to SBA programs to assist small businesses, and improve availability of economic statistics (see S. 2873), S2773 [17MY] (see S. 3256), S5267 [24JY]

Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (see H.R. 7178), H9667 [27NO]

SBA: adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (see S. 3552), S6630 [5OC] (see H.R. 6347), H6173 [12JY]

——— adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 504 loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (see S. 3553), S6630 [5OC] (see H.R. 6348), H6173 [12JY]

——— assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 7169), H9667 [27NO]

——— clarify functions and duties of Office of Advocacy (see H.R. 6316), H5990 [6JY]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 5193), H1475 [7MR]

——— eliminate inclusion of option years in the award price for sole source contracts (see H.R. 6369), H6195 [13JY]

——— establish a grant program to address rising costs of tax compliance for small business concerns (see H.R. 5512), H3315 [13AP]

——— establish enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses (see S. 2735), S2391 [24AP]

——— establish pilot program for certifying that a small business concern is owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 6514), H7686 [25JY]

——— expand definition of research and development, increase participation in mentor-protege program, and promote use of interagency contracts (see H.R. 6368), H6195 [13JY]

——— expand opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through loan programs (see S. 2786), S2485 [26AP] (see H.R. 5236), H1501 [8MR]

——— extend effective date for sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (see S. 3554), S6630 [5OC]

——— improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2419), S907 [13FE]

——— include contracts awarded to veteran-owned small businesses in limitations relative to subcontracting (see H.R. 5494), H3209 [12AP]

——— increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (see S. 2527), S1578 [8MR]

——— modify method for prescribing size standards for business concerns (see S. 3562), S6732 [9OC] (see H.R. 6330), H6110 [11JY]

——— modify upfront guarantee fees for certain 7(a) loans to eliminate economic barriers faced by women, minorities, and veteran small business owners (see H.R. 7186), H9691 [28NO]

——— prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see S. 3148), S4512 [27JN] (see H.R. 6241), H5815 [27JN]

——— provide contracting assistance for small businesses in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 5178), H1441 [6MR]

——— provide for contracting preferences and other benefits for emerging business enterprises (see H.R. 6565), H7721 [26JY]

——— provide for disaster loans to repair, rehabilitate, or replace property damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, or Maria (see H.R. 6826), H8725 [13SE]

——— provide for small business concerns located in the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 5929), H4692 [23MY]

——— report certain information to Congress and the President (see H.R. 6382), H6262 [16JY]

——— specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (see H.R. 6367), H6195 [13JY]

——— strengthen Office of Credit Risk Management (see S. 2283), S110 [9JA] (see H.R. 4743), H82 [9JA]

——— strengthen Office of Credit Risk Management (H.R. 4743), request Senate to return to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 899), H4138 [16MY]

——— study and identify best practices for closing the gender, race, and income gap in patenting rates for certain small business concerns (see H.R. 6390), H6263 [16JY]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see S. 3561), S6731 [9OC] (see H.R. 7199), H9743 [29NO]

SEC: allow for registration of venture exchanges (see S. 3723), S7356 [6DE] (see H.R. 5877), H4242 [18MY]

——— allow the owning of certain securities by, change capital structure requirements of, and revise certain rules relative to business development companies (see S. 2324), S300 [18JA]

——— carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (see S. 3578), S6815 [11OC] (see H.R. 6139), H5284 [19JN]

——— exempt emerging growth companies and other smaller companies from requirements to use Extensible Business Reporting Language for periodic reporting (see H.R. 5054), H1212 [15FE]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies (see S. 3518), S6355 [27SE]

——— exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (see S. 2765), S2484 [26AP]

——— expand access to capital for rural small businesses (see S. 2953), S2923 [24MY]

——— expand access to capital for small businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters (see H.R. 4792), H172 [12JA]

——— revise definitions of a ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of the Commission’s rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (see H.R. 6321), H6040 [10JY]

——— revise definitions of ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small organization’’ to assess impact of rulemakings under the Investment Advisers Act (see S. 3579), S6815 [11OC]

——— study the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the definition of a diversified company (see H.R. 6319), H6040 [10JY]

Small Business Saturday: designate (see S. Res. 692), S7051 [15NO]

——— observance (see H. Res. 1144), H9510 [13NO]

States: grant authority to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws on remote or online transactions (H.R. 2193), consideration (see H. Res. 790), H1698 [19MR]

Surplus Government property: provide access to and manage distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 2679), S2141 [16AP] (see H.R. 6940), H9150 [27SE]

Taxation: allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in research intensive small business concerns (see H.R. 5463), H3095 [10AP]

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see S. 2950), S2923 [24MY]

——— ban retroactive taxation of Internet commerce and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see S. 3725), S7356 [6DE]

——— eliminate taxable income limit on percentage depletion for oil and natural gas produced from marginal properties (see S. 2674), S2141 [16AP]

——— encourage retirement savings (see S. 2526), S1578 [8MR] (see H.R. 5282), H1608 [14MR]

——— expand credit for expenditures to provide access to disabled individuals (see S. 3459), S6223 [18SE] (see H.R. 5536), H3396 [17AP]

——— increase retirement savings, improve access to retirement plans by small businesses, remove barriers to lifetime income retirement options, and provide relief from minimum distribution rules (see S. 3781), S7925 [19DE]

——— make estate and gift tax exemption increase permanent (see H.R. 6228), H5748 [26JN]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (see H.R. 6760), H8107 [10SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (see H. Res. 1084), H9088 [26SE]

——— prohibit States from retroactively imposing a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller and implement procedures and guidelines on future collection of such taxes (see H.R. 6724), H7919 [6SE] (see H.R. 6824), H8725 [13SE]

——— promote new business innovation (see H.R. 6756), H8106 [10SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (see H. Res. 1084), H9088 [26SE]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (see S. 3197), S4916 [11JY]

——— provide a credit to employers of National Guard members and reservists (see H.R. 7072), H9436 [16OC]

——— provide a taxpayer bill of rights for small businesses (see S. 2689), S2218 [17AP]

——— provide an enhanced research credit for the development of smart gun technologies (see H.R. 6109), H5199 [14JN]

——— provide exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans (see S. 2378), S651 [6FE]

——— provide for periodic designation of qualified opportunity zones (see H.R. 6890), H8884 [25SE]

——— provide for proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities (see H.R. 5463), H3095 [10AP]

——— provide tax relief to small businesses in areas affected by toxic algal blooms (see S. 3206), S4950 [12JY]

——— reduce estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes (see S. 3638), S7050 [15NO]

——— repeal estate and generation-skipping taxes (see H.R. 5422), H3052 [29MR]

——— repeal excise tax on indoor tanning services (see S. 2600), S1947 [22MR]

——— require responsible parties to pay full cost of oil spills (see S. 3756), S7586 [13DE]

——— simplify reporting requirements, promote tax compliance, and reduce tip reporting compliance burdens in the beauty service industry (see H.R. 6736), H7941 [7SE]

Transportation: ensure certain veteran small businesses are eligible for funding as small business concerns relative to transportation projects (see H.R. 6603), H7723 [26JY]

Truth in Lending Act: provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses (see H.R. 5660), H3741 [27AP]

U.S. Code: enact certain laws relating to small business as a new section (see H.R. 6389), H6263 [16JY]

Veterans: improve contracting opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns (see S. 3606), S6816 [11OC]

——— tribute to veteran-owned small businesses (see H. Res. 1141), H9471 [9NO]

White House Conference on Small Business: reauthorize (see H.R. 6446), H6587 [19JY]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 693), S7051 [15NO] (see H. Res. 1134), H9448 [26OC]

Letters

Encouraging Small Business Innovators: Representative Chabot, Committee on Small Business (House), H8809 [25SE]

——— Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H8809 [25SE]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H8809 [25SE]

Financial CHOICE Act: several State Attorneys General, H1139 [14FE]

Financial services regulations reform: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H1160 [14FE]

——— Barbara Roper and Micah Hauptman, Consumer Federation of America, H1165 [14FE]

——— Bill Killmer, Mortgage Bankers Association, H1161 [14FE]

——— Public Citizen (organization), H1159 [14FE]

Small Business Innovation Protection Act: Representative Chabot, Committee on Small Business (House), H8814 [25SE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8814 [25SE]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Christopher Brown, Seafood Harvesters of America (organization), H6085 [11JY]

——— Eric Brazer, Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance, H6084 [11JY]

——— Glen Brooks, Gulf Fishermen’s Association, H6084 [11JY]

——— several fishing industry organizations, H6085 [11JY]

Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act: Gregg Gelzinis, Center for American Progress, H1631 [15MR]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Feeding America (organization), H9105 [27SE]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Juanita D. Duggan, National Federation of Independent Business, H6180 [13JY]

——— Neil L. Bradley, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6180 [13JY]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6181 [13JY]

——— Representative Gowdy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6180, H6181 [13JY]

——— Representative Sessions, Committee on Rules (House), H6181 [13JY]

——— Representative Womack, Committee on the Budget (House), H6181 [13JY]

——— several State and local government organizations, H6180 [13JY]

Lists

Cornerstones, Inc., and Greater Reston, VA, Chamber of Commerce Best of Reston Awards for Community Service recipients, E882 [21JN]

Letters of support for H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6076 [11JY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act, H9116 [27SE]

Motions

Business and industry: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), H1640 [15MR]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S2698 [16MY]

Financial institutions: require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), H1583 [14MR]

Fish and fishing: provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6097 [11JY]

Government regulations: provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H6189 [13JY]

Taxation: make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H9172 [28SE]

Notices

Intention to object to S. 3278, Protecting Taxpayers Act: Senator Grassley, S5789 [21AU]

Press releases

2018 Marks Vermont’s Wayside Restaurant’s 100th Anniversary: Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, S1785 [19MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and Harlem Week: Representative Espaillat, E1725 [21DE]

Remarks in House

ACI Solutions (business): Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise award recipient, E1321 [27SE]

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (H.R. 5480), H6333–H6337 [17JY], H8256 [13SE], E1030 [18JY]

——— improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (S. 3247), H10550–H10553 [21DE]

Albuquerque, NM: anniversary of Lollie’s New Mexican Food (business), E526 [24AP]

Al-Ross Screen Printing and Embroidery (business): West Seneca, NY, Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E197 [15FE]

Alton, IL: tribute to feature on ‘‘Small Business Revolution-Main Street’’ television program, H1377 [6MR]

Alvin, TX: tribute to Joe’s Barbeque (business), H6032 [10JY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: reduce time businesses have to fix violations after notification, H1196 [15FE]

Arlington County, VA: anniversary of Joe’s Place Pizza and Pasta (business), E455 [13AP]

Asian-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.: tribute to Excellence Award recipients, E750 [29MY]

Aycock, Al: Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Chairman’s Award recipient, E209 [23FE]

Backyard Beans Coffee Co.: Lansdale, PA, Council Business of the Month award recipient, H7092 [24JY]

Bandimere, John, Jr.: West Chamber (organization) Jefferson County, CO, Hall of Fame Award recipient, E521 [24AP]

Barkeater Chocolates Co.: anniversary, E713 [23MY]

Bent Metal Customs (business): Lansdale, PA, Council Business of the Month award recipient, H7092 [24JY]

Berlin, VT: anniversary of Wayside Restaurant, E1058 [24JY]

Bespoke Group, LLC: tribute, E1345 [28SE]

Blas, Josephine M.P.: SBA Guam Veterans Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E461 [13AP]

Blue Ridge, GA; anniversary of Mercier Orchards, E151 [7FE]

Bowling Green, KY: anniversary of Barren River Area Development District (BRADD), E1287 [25SE]

Bristol, PA: tribute to Kanga Roof (business) annual Holiday Roof Giveaway, H657 [29JA]

Bryan, TX: anniversary of Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, E1005 [12JY]

Business and industry: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), H1489, H1490 [8MR], H1634–H1642 [15MR]

——— amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1554–H1559 [14MR]

——— amend laws relative to small company capital formation (H.R. 4263), motion to recommit, H1640 [15MR]

——— review and revise bad actor disqualificiation regulations prior to future increases in offering threshold, H1640 [15MR]

Cabrera, Shajn: Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Ambassador of the Year award recipient, E207 [23FE]

Camacho, Beaudy M. Gogue: SBA Guam Home-Based Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E457 [13AP]

Carr & Duff, Inc.: anniversary, E1405 [12OC]

Carthage, NY: anniversary of Farney’s Home and Building Center, E755 [1JN]

Chinese American Council of Sacramento, CA: tribute to Gold Mountain Celebration, E1673 [13DE]

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, E499 [18AP]

Colorado Malting Co.: anniversary, E1296 [25SE]

Contracts: provide contractors with information on an agency’s administration of change orders to allow them to make informed decisions on pricing of bids or proposals (H.R. 4754), H3800, H3801 [8MY]

Corning, NY: closing of Bong’s Jewelers (business), E1725 [21DE]

Crossing Vineyards and Winery, Inc.: tribute, H3690 [26AP]

Del Rio, TX: Del Rio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recipient of Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce Small Chamber of the Year award, E1168 [21AU]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (H.R. 3994), H6608–H6610 [23JY], H10122 [12DE]

——— provide trade adjustment assistance to certain firms adversely affected by reduced exports resulting from tariffs imposed as retaliation for U.S. tariff increases (H.R. 6396), H6272 [17JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish a database of small business innovators to track whether their technologies get taken up in a program of record, H4556, H4557 [22MY]

——— increase flexibility for use of SBA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs funding for commercialization projects, H4656 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to reimburse community pharamacists at the same rate as high volume box stores, H9541 [16NO]

Dept. of Labor: allow small businesses, including self-employed workers, to form association health plans, by geography or industry, to obtain health care coverage as if they were a single large employer, H5369 [21JN]

——— promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors (H.R. 4115), H9529 [15NO]

——— proposed rule to expand access to health care through Small Business Health Plans, H9 [8JA]

Dept. of the Treasury: designation of counties in Kansas as Qualified Opportunity Zones, H4780 [6JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, H7173, H7174 [25JY]

——— report on delinquent payments to vendors and contractors, H4987, H4988 [8JN]

Deter Motor Co.: tribute, E497 [18AP]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, H827–H829 [6FE], H996, H1069 [8FE], H10492–H10500 [20DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires (H.R. 4667), H162 [11JA], H765 [5FE]

Drugs: protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of marijuana (H.R. 4779), H421 [17JA]

East Ellijay, GA: anniversary of Gilmer County Chamber of Commerce, E1201 [5SE]

Economy: impact of Government regulations, H6178 [13JY]

——— importance of job creation, H6051 [11JY]

——— status, H8164–H8168 [12SE]

Ellijay, GA: tribute to River Street Tavern, E505 [18AP]

FAA: ensure that airports participating in the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program comply with prompt payment requirements relative to Passenger Facility Charge funded projects, H3669 [26AP]

——— study economic impact of Temporary Flight Restrictions on local airports, recommend mitigation options, and analyze security procedures to allow limited use of certain airports, H3643, H3669 [26AP]

FCC: disapprove rule on net neutrality, H4985 [8JN]

Federal agencies and departments: increase access to agency guidance documents (H.R. 4809), H9072, H9073 [26SE]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 7215), E1595 [3DE]

Financial institutions: end too-big-to-fail and taxpayer bailouts, increase access to capital and credit, repeal provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and provide economic growth, H6382 [17JY]

——— prohibit regulatory agencies from tailoring regulatory actions at request, or personal gain, of the President, the President’s family members, or senior Executive Branch officials, H1583, H1584 [14MR]

——— provide regulatory relief to community financial institutions, H4341 [22MY]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), H1489, H1490 [8MR], H1576–H1585 [14MR]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), consideration (H. Res. 773), H1554–H1559 [14MR]

——— require regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions (H.R. 1116), motion to recommit, H1583, H1584 [14MR]

Findlay, OH: Site Selection Magazine Top Micropolitan Community in the U.S. honoree, E306 [13MR]

Fish and fishing: create a fishing industry-based pilot research trawl survey for New England Fishery Management Council and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, H6086, H6087 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), H6051, H6069–H6098 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), consideration (H. Res. 965), H6057–H6064 [11JY]

——— provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen (H.R. 200), motion to recommit, H6097 [11JY]

Five Star Entertainment (business): Greater Fayetteville, NC, Chamber Mayor’s Small Business of the Year Award recipient, E210 [23FE]

Foothills Integrated Health Systems (business): West Chamber (organization) Women-Owned Business of the Year Award recipient, E169 [13FE]

Fort Bend, TX: anniversary of Lopez Mexican Restaurant, H4762 [5JN]

Fort Morgan, CO: anniversary of Edwards Market and Flowerland (business), E992 [10JY]

Frank Rewold and Son, Inc.: anniversary, E1330 [28SE]

FRS: provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements, E1586 [30NO]

——— provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), H3214–H3223 [13AP]

——— provide exclusive rulemaking authority over banking entities and exclude community banks with assets under a certain amount from certain regulatory requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (H. Res. 811), H3105–H3112 [11AP]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, H4347 [22MY]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (H.R. 4771), H983–H990 [8FE]

——— raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement (H.R. 4771), consideration (H. Res. 725), H790–H797 [6FE]

Gainesville, GA: anniversary of Scott’s Downtown restaurant, H488 [18JA]

——— tribute to Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce annual award recipients, E842 [14JN]

Galena, IL: anniversary of Galena DeSoto House Hotel, E588 [7MY]

Glen Falls, NY: anniversary of Binley Florist and Garden Center, E582 [3MY]

Golden, CO: Woody’s Wood Fired Pizza and Watering Hole (business) recipient of Rotary Club of Golden Ethics in Business Award, E649 [15MY]

Gott, Dennis: Missouri Grocers Association Hall of Fame inductee, E1046 [23JY]

Government regulations: establish a sunset on additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates if certain economic growth rates are not attained, H6188, H6189 [13JY]

——— exclude independent agencies from additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates, H6187 [13JY]

——— exempt from additional safeguards any mandate that protects children from sexual predators, prevents domestic violence, rape, or sexual assault, or requires a background check for school and other employees, H6189, H6190 [13JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), H6179–H6191 [13JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), consideration (H. Res. 985), H6053–H6057 [11JY]

——— provide additional safeguards relative to imposing Federal mandates (H.R. 50), motion to recommit, H6189, H6190 [13JY]

——— require online posting of any consultation with or comments by any non-Federal party during the development of regulatory proposals with unfunded mandates, H6188 [13JY]

Grameen America (organization): opening of Miami, FL, branch, H488 [18JA]

Greater Fort Worth, TX, Association of Realtors: anniversary, E1392 [12OC]

Gulf of Mexico: anniversary of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, H3430 [18AP]

Haltom City, TX: anniversary of Northeast Tarrant Chamber of Commerce, E129 [2FE]

Hanford, CA: anniversary of Giacomazzi Dairy, E903 [22JN]

Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.: anniversary, E1274 [20SE]

Hodge, Hailey: SBA Syracuse, NY, District Young Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, E229 [27FE]

Hougen, Kevin: Denver Business Journal Most Admired Chief/Executive Officer award recipient, E1555 [27NO]

Houston, TX: tribute to Tony’s Pizza and Grinders (business), H6637 [23JY]

Howell, MI: National Main Street Center, Inc., Great American Main Street Award recipient, E487 [17AP]

In Our Backyard (organization): tribute to Convenience Stores Against Trafficking program, E809 [8JN]

Indian Business Association: tribute, E1019 [17JY]

Indian Lake, NY: tribute to Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce, E661 [16MY]

Indiana: tribute to 6th Congressional District Hoosier Homestead Award recipients, E380 [29MR]

Infrastructure Week: observance, H3958, H3962 [15MY], H3990 [16MY], H4146 [17MY], H4235 [18MY]

Insurance: allow multiple small businesses to pool employees, across multiple States, for the purpose of purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees in a large group market, H1173 [14FE]

——— improve access to and choice of medical care for employees (H.R. 1101), H5289 [20JN], H9577 [27NO]

Integrated Wood Components, Inc.: Deposit, NY, Chamber of Commerce Local Business of the Year award recipient, E70 [19JA]

Iovanne Funeral Home, Inc.: anniversary, E876 [20JN]

IRS: restrict immediate sale of seized property to perishable goods (H.R. 5446), H3366, H3367 [17AP]

Katy, TX: anniversary of Mo’s Place (business), E231 [27FE]

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.: anniversary, E1445 [23OC]

Kernersville, NC: anniversary of Kernersville Chamber of Commerce, H7783 [4SE]

Kramer, Becky and Brad: Midwest Partnership Economic Development Corp., Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipients, E499 [18AP]

Lakewood, CO: Denver West (business) recipient of Jefferson County, CO, Economic Development Corp., Chairman’s Choice Award, E468 [16AP]

Lancaster, OH: tribute to Lancaster High School students participating in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (organization) competition, E584 [3MY]

Lujan, Kristine: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E460 [13AP]

Maple Leaf Farms, Inc.: anniversary, H688 [30JA]

McAllen, TX: anniversary of Trevino’s Auto Mart (business), E1482 [30OC]

——— tribute to law enforcement officers who prevented an attempted jewelry store robbery, E1142 [10AU]

Mendiola, Melanie: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E464 [13AP]

Middlebury, IN: anniversary of Varns and Hoover Hardware (business), H1617 [15MR], E326 [15MR]

Miller, Tyler: SBA Wyoming Business Person of the Year award recipient, E603 [8MY]

Minimum wage: increase (H.R. 15), E916 [26JN]

Minorities: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (H.R. 6758), H8815–H8817 [25SE]

Minuteman Press (business): West Chamber (organization) Small Business of the Year Award recipient, E176 [13FE]

Miyashita, Jocelyn B.: SBA Guam Financial Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E462 [13AP]

Mountain Sun Pub & Breweries (company): anniversary, E1291 [25SE]

Napa, CA: anniversary of Oxbow Public Market, E78 [19JA]

Narberth, PA: tribute to Ricklin’s Hardware Store, E366 [23MR]

National Inventors Month: observance, E827 [12JN]

National Small Business Week: designate (H. Res. 840), H3587 [26AP]

——— observance, H3496 [24AP], H3585 [26AP], H3710 [27AP], H3841 [9MY]

Nebraska: tribute to 3d Congressional District Excellence in Economic Development Award recipients, E1094 [26JY]

New York: tribute to 22d Congressional District small businesses, H9554 [16NO]

Nicole McCabe Design (business): West Chamber (organization) Minority-Owned Business of the Year Award recipient, E174 [13FE]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), H7201 [25JY]

——— importance of Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, H1449 [7MR]

NOAA: develop strategy to implement electronic monitoring and reporting procedures for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery, H6092 [11JY]

——— provide authority to declare a fishery disaster if fishermen suffer negative impacts from tariffs, H6097 [11JY]

Oxford, AL: anniversary of Oxford Lumber (business), E1518 [13NO]

Patents: expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (H.R. 2655), H6030–H6032 [10JY]

——— expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (S. 791), H8813–H8815 [25SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), H7937 [7SE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3798), consideration (H. Res. 1059), H8181–H8184 [13SE]

Pekin, IL: anniversary of Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce, E1446 [23OC]

Pennsylvania: tribute to 5th Congressional District manufacturing companies, H6266 [17JY]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: oppose reduction in premiums paid by certain cooperative and small employer pension plans, E1723 [21DE]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Paul Beale’s Florist (business), E367 [23MR]

Phoenix Bakery, Inc.: anniversary, E1357 [2OC]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 1689), H6610–H6616 [23JY]

Red Wing, MN: anniversary of Josephson’s Clothing Store, E51 [17JA]

Reston, VA: tribute to Cornerstones, Inc., and Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Best of Reston Awards for Community Service recipients, E882 [21JN]

Revere Copper Co.: tribute, H9554 [16NO]

Roby, Representative: meetings in 2d Congressional District of Alabama, H7830 [5SE]

Round Rock, TX: Round Rock Chamber of Commerce recipient of Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Chamber of the Year award, E1063 [25JY]

Rouses Point, NY: opening of Proud Patriot restaurant, E959 [3JY]

Ryan, Tamara: Chamber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch, CO, Women Who Soar Award recipient, E584 [3MY]

Sabre Systems, Inc.: tribute, H3690 [26AP]

Sacramento, CA: tribute to Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Dinner and Business Awards Ceremony honorees, E107 [29JA]

Saratoga Economic Development Corp.: anniversary, E523 [24AP]

Saratoga Springs, NY: anniversary of Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, E129 [2FE]

SBA: adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (H.R. 6347), H8803, H8804 [25SE]

——— adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 504 loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (H.R. 6348), H6118 [12JY], H8802, H8803 [25SE]

——— clarify functions and duties of Office of Advocacy (H.R. 6316), H8804, H8805 [25SE]

——— codify Boots to Business Program, H4677 [23MY]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 5193), H1703 [20MR]

——— eliminate inclusion of option years in the award price for sole source contracts (H.R. 6369), H8810–H8812 [25SE], E1331 [28SE]

——— employee-ownership loan guarantee program technical assistance, training, and education funding, H6535 [18JY]

——— expand definition of research and development, increase participation in mentor-protege program, and promote use of interagency contracts (H.R. 6368), H8808–H8810 [25SE]

——— expand opportunities available to employee-owned business concerns through loan programs (H.R. 5236), H3810–H3812 [8MY]

——— extend effective date for sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (S. 3554), H9551 [16NO]

——— improve number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States (H.R. 4111), H3808–H3810 [8MY]

——— improve small business development centers program (H.R. 1702), H3806–H3808 [8MY]

——— improve women’s business center program (H.R. 1680), H3801–H3806 [8MY]

——— modify method for prescribing size standards for business concerns (H.R. 6330), H8805, H8806 [25SE]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 1700), H6028–H6030 [10JY]

——— report certain information to Congress and the President (H.R. 6382), H8812, H8813 [25SE], E1333 [28SE]

——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (H.R. 3170), H3797–H3800 [8MY]

——— specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (H.R. 6367), H8806–H8808 [25SE]

——— strengthen Office of Credit Risk Management (H.R. 4743), H3812–H3815 [8MY], E1013 [16JY]

——— strengthen Office of Credit Risk Management (H.R. 4743), request Senate to return to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 899), H4008 [16MY]

——— Women’s Business Centers and Veterans Outreach programs funding through reductions in Entrepreneurial Development Programs funding, H6534 [18JY]

Schenck Foods Co.: anniversary, E1023 [17JY]

SEC: allow for registration of venture exchanges (H.R. 5877), H6003–H6005 [10JY]

——— carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers, H6307 [17JY]

——— carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (H.R. 6139), H5997, H5998 [10JY]

——— clarify definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law as not applying to events like demo days, H6306, H6308, H6310 [17JY]

——— exempt from registration brokers participating in the transfer of ownership of smaller privately-held companies, H6307 [17JY]

——— exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (S. 2765), H10416 [20DE]

——— expand access to capital for rural small businesses, H648–H650 [29JA]

——— expand access to capital for small businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters (H.R. 4792), H654 [29JA]

——— require review of annual Government-business forum on capital formation, H4347 [22MY]

——— study the 10 per centum threshold limitation applicable to the definition of a diversified company, H6309 [17JY]

Securities: provide a temporary exemption for low-revenue issuers from certain auditor attestation requirements, H1156, H1157, H1162, H1163 [14FE], H6310 [17JY]

——— require certain low-revenue issuers to have a policy in place to claw back executive incentive-based pay if it is materially noncompliant with financial reporting requirements, H1166, H1167 [14FE]

Shell Fab and Design (business): West Seneca, NY, Chamber of Commerce Chamber Member of the Year award recipient, E198 [15FE]

Simonton, TX: reopening of Roper’s Country Store and Cafe after Hurricane Harvey, H1107 [13FE]

Small Business Saturday: observance, H9542 [16NO]

Smethills, Diane: Chamber of Commerce of Highlands Ranch, CO, Women Who Soar Award recipient, E583 [3MY]

Smith, Thurston: Victor Valley College Foundation Distinguished Service-Community Service Award recipient, E219 [26FE]

Snow Valley Mountain Resort, LLC: Lake Arrowhead, CA, Communities Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award recipient, E393 [5AP]

South Newbury, VT: anniversary of Four Corners Farm, E918 [26JN]

SpiceSuite (business): District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award recipient, E790 [7JN]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 947), H5156 [14JN]

Stafford, VA: anniversary of Globe and Laurel Restaurant, E1059 [24JY]

Sterling Women (organization): anniversary, E1301 [25SE]

Surplus Government property: provide access to and manage distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (S. 2679), H10401, H10402 [20DE]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Biscotti Cafe, E347 [20MR]

——— anniversary of Provisions Bakery & Restaurant, E348 [20MR]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H22, H29, H72–H75 [9JA], H85, H91, H93, H94, H128, H129 [10JA], H177, H399–H401 [16JA], H422, H455, H469–H471 [17JA], H1173 [14FE], H1201 [15FE], H1257–H1262 [26FE], H1272, H1329 [27FE], H1355 [5MR], H1425–H1431 [6MR], H1449 [7MR], H1616 [15MR], H1684–H1688 [19MR], H1702 [20MR], H3085–H3089 [10AP], H3104, H3108 [11AP], H3307 [13AP], H3382, H3393 [17AP], H3404, H3405 [18AP], H3456, H3457, H3460, H3497–H3501 [24AP], H3581 [26AP], H3710 [27AP], H3768, H3770, H3773, H3774 [7MY], H3839, H3841, H3842 [9MY], H3915 [10MY], H3960–H3962 [15MY], H3990 [16MY], H4742, H4763–H4768 [5JN], H4780 [6JN], H4858 [7JN], H5001–H5003 [8JN], H5083–H5088 [12JN], H5348 [20JN], H5510, H5576 [22JN], H5642–H5646 [25JN], H5655 [26JN], H5756, H5757 [27JN], H6047 [11JY], H6163 [12JY], H6245 [16JY], H6273 [17JY], H6474 [18JY], H6577, H6585 [19JY], H6634 [23JY], H7171, H7648, H7649 [25JY], H7814 [4SE], H7829 [5SE], H8164–H8168 [12SE], H8178 [13SE], H9094, H9103–H9111, H9114, H9141 [27SE], H9745 [30NO], E231 [27FE], E1084 [26JY]

——— impact on stock market, H177 [16JA]

Taxation: allow deductions and credits relating to expenditures in connection with marijuana sales conducted in compliance with State law (H.R. 1810), H472, H473 [17JA], H3503 [24AP]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), H8896 [26SE], H9094, H9139 [27SE], H9158–H9174 [28SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9101–H9113 [27SE]

——— make permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business (H.R. 6760), motion to recommit, H9173 [28SE]

——— prohibit making permanent certain tax relief for individuals, families, and small business unless enactment will not harm the financial position of Medicare and Social Security trust funds, H9173 [28SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), H8891 [26SE], H9094, H9113–H9118 [27SE]

——— promote new business innovation (H.R. 6756), consideration (H. Res. 1084), H9101–H9113 [27SE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, H30 [9JA], H86, H93 [10JA]

Taylor’s Candy Co.: tribute, E370 [26MR]

Tenney, Representative: appreciation of opportunity to serve, H10095 [11DE]

TLC Properties (business): anniversary, E884 [21JN]

TriYoung, Inc.: tribute, H8178 [13SE]

Washington, DC: anniversary of Martin’s Tavern, E1234 [12SE]

Whitey’s Ice Cream, Inc.: Wisconsin Dairy Products Association World Dairy Expo best ice cream sandwich contest winner, E1473 [30OC]

Wilson, Representative Joe: bus tour of 2d Congressional District of South Carolina, H7813 [4SE]

Winchester, VA: anniversary of Solenberger Hardware, E1343 [28SE]

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day: observance, E1538 [16NO]

Wood, Elaine: Traverse City, MI, Area Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award recipient, E54 [17JA]

Yazoo City, MS: tribute to Exclusive Kutz Barber Shop, E372 [26MR], E433 [11AP]

——— tribute to Scott Memorial Funeral Home, E370 [26MR]

Yonkers, NY: anniversary of Yonkers Chamber of Commerce, E1742 [31DE]

Remarks in Senate

Advanced Welding & Steel, Inc.: tribute, S1238 [27FE]

AID: improve programs and activities relating to women’s entrepreneurship and economic empowerment (S. 3247), S7233 [29NO], S7863–S7865 [19DE]

American Dairy Queen Corp.: tribute to Dairy Queen of Madison, SD, S2435 [25AP]

American Homebrewers Association: anniversary (S. Res. 567), S4746, S4808 [28JN]

America’s Finest Filters, Inc.: tribute, S2434 [25AP]

Anchorage, AK: tribute to Lucky Wishbone (restaurant), S682 [7FE]

AndyMark, Inc.: tribute, S2482 [26AP]

Anfinson Farm Store, Inc.: tribute, S2433 [25AP]

Batesville Tool & Die, Inc.: anniversary, S6220 [18SE]

Bear Knuckles (company): tribute, S6337 [26SE]

Bruneau, ID: tribute to Colyer Herefords and Angus Ranch, S1944 [22MR]

Burley, ID: tribute to High Desert Milk (business), S7429 [11DE]

Business and industry: importance of investment in workforce, S2372 [24AP]

Canal Coffee, Co.: tribute, S2434 [25AP]

Caxton Printers, Ltd.: tribute, S7236 [29NO]

Charleston, SC: tribute to Callie’s Biscuits (business), S2548 [8MY]

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.: anniversary, S2070 [11AP]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S232–S234 [17JA]

Couer d’Alene, ID: tribute to Abi’s Artisan Ice Cream (business), S4504 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, including by encouraging provision of broadband loans and grants to increase broadband service in emerging harbor projects (S. 3360), S5761 [21AU]

——— prohibit retaliation against contract farmers by large integrated corporate farms, S4474 [27JN]

——— promote dairy product innovation, including in specialty cheese, and value-added dairy product development for the economic benefit of U.S. dairy farmers and their communities, S5535 [1AU]

——— redirect subsidies provided to large farms to small and medium-sized farms, S7414 [11DE]

——— require transparency in how large integrated corporate farms calculate payments made to contract farmers, S4475 [27JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a task force in the International Trade Administration to identify countervailable subsidies and dumping (S. 2427), S1914 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from SBA (S. 2226), S563 [30JA]

Dept. of Labor: allow small businesses, including self-employed workers, to form association health plans, by geography or industry, to obtain health care coverage as if they were a single large employer, S4388 [26JN]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (S. 438), S2860 [23MY]

——— proposed rule to expand access to health care through Small Business Health Plans, S2545 [8MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish business incubators program to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities (S. 607), S1969 [22MR]

Disasters: making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires, S684–S688 [7FE], S805, S807, S815 [8FE], S7377 [10DE], S8006 [21DE]

——— making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief for those affected by hurricanes and wildfires (H.R. 4667), S25 [3JA], S28 [4JA], S164 [11JA], S479 [24JA], S560–S564 [30JA]

Economy: address low labor force participation rates by increasing efforts to provide skills training, reduce dependency on Federal aid programs, integrate previously incarcerated individuals into workforce, and address opioid crisis, S2571–S2574 [9MY]

——— impact of Government regulations, S2062 [11AP], S2570 [9MY], S3395 [11JN]

——— importance of job creation, S2802 [22MY], S7228 [29NO]

——— status, S5441 [30JY], S5706 [20AU], S5745 [21AU], S5886 [23AU], S6116 [12SE], S6210 [18SE]

FCC: decision to repeal net neutrality regulations, S5–S8 [3JA], S174 [16JA], S1204 [26FE]

——— disapprove rule on net neutrality (S.J. Res. 52), S1224, S1231 [27FE], S1346 [6MR], S2559, S2560, S2564, S2568, S2581–S2589 [9MY], S2672 [15MY], S2688–S2710 [16MY], S2741 [17MY], S3397 [11JN], S3744 [12JN]

Financial institutions: impact of rules and regulations on community financial institutions, S145 [11JA]

——— implementation of corporate policies that restrict banking services to clients who conduct certain firearm-related business, S2985 [5JN]

——— provide relief to community banks and promote their access to capital, S1413 [7MR], S1712, S1713 [14MR]

Flint, MI: tribute to small business startup companies, S5095 [19JY]

FRS: proposed rule change for financial institutions relative to the Volcker rule prohibiting the conduct of certain investment activities, S2958 [4JN]

Idaho Falls, ID: tribute to Smitty’s Pancake and Steak House (restaurant), S2434 [25AP]

Insurance: allow multiple small businesses to pool employees, across multiple States, for the purpose of purchasing health insurance coverage for their employees in a large group market, S6793 [11OC]

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp.: anniversary, S6805 [11OC]

Maine Development Foundation: anniversary, S6354 [27SE]

Minorities: study and provide recommendations to promote participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system and extend Patent and Trademark Office authority to set fees (H.R. 6758), S6876 [11OC]

Montpelier, VT: anniversary of Wayside Restaurant, Bakery & Creamery, S1785 [19MR]

National Small Business Week: designate (S. Res. 498), S2498 [26AP]

——— observance, S2435 [25AP]

National Women’s Small Business Month: observance, S6813 [11OC]

Native Americans: provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities (S. 1116), S1969–S1972 [22MR]

NIST: disseminate resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks (S. 770), S5561 [1AU]

Patents: expand intellectual property education and training to assist with obtaining and protecting patents (S. 791), S5073, S5074 [18JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal the individual health insurance mandate, S220 [17JA]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Reading Terminal Market, S1218 [26FE]

Philipsburg Brewing Co.: Montana Mint (Internet site) Best Brewery in Montana honoree, S2118 [12AP]

Puerto Rico: temporarily reduce payroll taxes for workers, expand child tax credit, increase access to SBA programs to assist small businesses, and improve availability of economic statistics (S. 2873), S2782 [21MY]

Roundup, MT: tribute to Busy Bee Cafe, S2615 [10MY]

Salzman, Jack: TIME (publication) Dealer of the Year award recipient, S6299 [25SE]

SBA: adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (H.R. 6347), S7896, S7897 [19DE]

——— adjust real estate appraisal thresholds under the 504 loan program to bring them into line with thresholds used by Federal banking regulators (H.R. 6348), S7896, S7897 [19DE]

——— expand participation in the Microloan Program (S. 526), S5072, S5073 [18JY]

——— extend effective date for sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans (S. 3554), S7064 [15NO]

——— improve number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States (H.R. 4111), S7334, S7335 [6DE]

——— increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (H.R. 2333), S2998 [5JN], S3027 [6JN]

——— increase amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies (S. 2527), S1580 [8MR]

——— modify method for prescribing size standards for business concerns (H.R. 6330), S7333 [6DE]

——— strengthen Office of Credit Risk Management (H.R. 4743), S2838 [22MY], S2998 [5JN], S3028 [6JN]

——— support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (S. 3561), S7333 [6DE]

——— tribute to Small Business Development Centers, S1873 [21MR]

Schilling Beer Co.: Granite Staters of the Month award recipients, S7656 [17DE]

SEC: exempt investment advisers who solely advise certain rural business investment companies from certain regulations (S. 2765), S6881, S6882 [11OC]

SJX Jet Boats, Inc.: tribute, S5912 [23AU]

Small Business Saturday: designate (S. Res. 692), S7062 [15NO]

SSA: establish a trust fund to provide for paid family and medical leave benefits for certain individuals (S. 337), S674–S677, S682 [7FE]

Sundance Consulting, Inc.: tribute, S2831 [22MY]

Surplus Government property: provide access to and manage distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (S. 2679), S7334 [6DE]

Tamarack Aerospace Group, Inc.: tribute, S346 [19JA]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S81, S84, S100 [9JA], S113, S122–S124, S128 [10JA], S143, S157–S159 [11JA], S173 [16JA], S213, S227, S230, S234, S236 [17JA], S265, S281 [18JA], S448 [23JA], S566, S567 [30JA], S677–S680, S684 [7FE], S1224, S1229 [27FE], S1261, S1262, S1267, S1271 [28FE], S1325, S1328–S1330 [5MR], S1344, S1346, S1349, S1400 [6MR], S1406, S1407 [7MR], S1530–S1533 [8MR], S1618 [12MR], S1645 [13MR], S1696, S1716, S1717 [14MR], S1742 [15MR], S1773 [19MR], S1858 [21MR], S2021 [10AP], S2048, S2061, S2063–S2066 [11AP], S2085 [12AP], S2132 [16AP], S2191, S2193, S2195, S2196, S2198, S2199, S2207–S2214 [17AP], S2228, S2242 [18AP], S2290 [19AP], S2334 [23AP], S2360, S2372 [24AP], S2418 [25AP], S2505, S2507 [7MY], S2533 [8MY], S2560, S2570, S2571, S2587 [9MY], S2599 [10MY], S2658, S2672 [15MY], S2689 [16MY], S2736 [17MY], S2823 [22MY], S2890, S2919 [24MY], S3013–S3016 [6JN], S3289 [7JN], S3395 [11JN], S3730, S3745 [12JN], S3864, S3877 [13JN], S3930 [14JN], S4012 [19JN], S4254, S4256, S4259, S4263–S4265, S4276 [20JN], S4313, S4315–S4318 [21JN], S4354, S4365 [25JN], S4380 [26JN], S4460, S4468, S4489–S4491 [27JN], S4690 [28JN], S4882 [11JY], S4960, S4963 [16JY], S4974 [17JY], S5027, S5050–S5052 [18JY], S5080 [19JY], S5227 [24JY], S5403 [26JY], S5464, S5465, S5467 [31JY], S5528 [1AU], S5614 [15AU], S5672, S5679, S5686 [16AU], S5734 [21AU], S5791 [22AU], S5962 [28AU], S6122–S6124 [12SE], S6273 [24SE], S6284, S6290 [25SE], S6418 [2OC], S6736, S6758 [10OC], S6778, S6807 [11OC], S7474 [12DE], S7885 [19DE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (S. 2526), S1580 [8MR]

——— promote retirement savings on behalf of small business employees by improving SIMPLE retirement accounts and easing the transition from a SIMPLE plan to a 401(k) plan (S. 3197), S4917 [11JY]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1778), S7125 [27NO]

——— provide for deferral of inclusion in gross income for capital gains reinvested in opportunity zones, S230 [17JA], S674, S678 [7FE], S1656 [13MR], S2022 [10AP]

——— provide tax relief for damages relative to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (S. 1892), S5803 [22AU], S5888 [23AU]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), S837 [8FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to reform the Federal tax code (H.R. 1), conference report, S16 [3JA], S31, S36 [4JA], S49, S75 [8JA], S342 [19JA], S374 [20JA], S6966 [14NO]

Tobacco products: clarify FDA jurisdiction over certain tobacco products and protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of cigars, S5409–S5411 [26JY]

Twin Falls, ID: tribute to Wright Physical Therapy, S5419 [26JY]

Veterans Educational Assistance Act: implementation, S7216 [29NO]

Walsh Engineering Services, PC: tribute, S6813 [11OC]

Webco Industries, Inc.: tribute, S2434 [25AP]

Women’s Business Ownership Act: anniversary (S. Res. 693), S7062 [15NO]

Reports filed

Accelerating Access to Capital Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4529) (H. Rept. 115–576), H1226 [23FE]

Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3994) (H. Rept. 115–841), H6556 [18JY]

Allowing Alaska To Improve Vital Opportunities in the Rural Economy (Allowing Alaska IVORY) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1965) (S. Rept. 115–415), S7318 [5DE]

American Innovation Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6756) (H. Rept. 115–957), H8742 [24SE]

Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6382) (H. Rept. 115–944), H8169 [12SE]

Community Financial Institution Exemption Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1264) (H. Rept. 115–885), H7742 [3AU]

Consideration of H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 985) (H. Rept. 115–812), H6040 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 965) (H. Rept. 115–786), H5748 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 772, Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act, and H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 725) (H. Rept. 115–546), H782 [5FE]

Consideration of H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 115–595), H1541 [13MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1059) (H. Rept. 115–949), H8169 [12SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 115–595), H1541 [13MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act and H.J. Res. 2, Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 811) (H. Rept. 115–629), H3094 [10AP]

Consideration of H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1084) (H. Rept. 115–985), H9088 [26SE]

Consideration of H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1084) (H. Rept. 115–985), H9088 [26SE]

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2113) (S. Rept. 115–231), S2261 [18AP]

Employer Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4616) (H. Rept. 115–906), H7775 [28AU]

Encouraging Small Business Innovators: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6368) (H. Rept. 115–956), H8737 [20SE]

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4281) (H. Rept. 115–531), H676 [29JA]

Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6369) (H. Rept. 115–943), H8169 [12SE]

Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6319) (H. Rept. 115–878), H7734 [31JY]

Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2296) (S. Rept. 115–271), S3292 [7JN]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 4809) (H. Rept. 115–972), H8883 [25SE]

Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6139) (H. Rept. 115–808), H6040 [10JY]

Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6367) (H. Rept. 115–942), H8169 [12SE]

Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6321) (H. Rept. 115–884), H7742 [3AU]

Jobs for Tribes Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4506) (H. Rept. 115–1064), H9762 [3DE]

Main Street Employee Ownership Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5236) (H. Rept. 115–645), H3504 [24AP]

Main Street Growth Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5877) (H. Rept. 115–807), H6040 [10JY]

Microloan Modernization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 526), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 526) (S. Rept. 115–452), S7989 [20DE]

National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3561), S6815 [11OC]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3561) (S. Rept. 115–448), S7989 [20DE]

Native American Business Incubators Program Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 607) (H. Rept. 115–1037), H9573 [20NO]

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1689) (H. Rept. 115–859), H6648 [23JY]

Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6760) (H. Rept. 115–958), H8742 [24SE]

Puerto Rico Small Business Contracting Assistance Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5178) (H. Rept. 115–628), H3094 [10AP]

Regionally Empowered Decision-Making for Snapper, Noting the Angling Public and the Preservation of an Exceptional Resource (RED SNAPPER) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3588) (H. Rept. 115–1047), H9666 [27NO]

Regulation A+ Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4263) (H. Rept. 115–544), H736 [2FE]

SBA Extension of Effective Date for Sunset for Collateral Requirements for Disaster Loans: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3554) (S. Rept. 115–453), S7989 [20DE]

SBA Extension of Effective Date for Sunset for SBA Collateral Requirements for Disaster Loans: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3554), S6815 [11OC]

SBIR and STTR Oversight and Pilot Program Extension Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1961), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (s. 1961) (S. Rept. 115–450), S7989 [20DE]

7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3552), S6814 [11OC]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3552) (S. Rept. 115–437), S7925 [19DE]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6347) (H. Rept. 115–940), H8169 [12SE]

Small Bank Exam Cycle Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5076) (H. Rept. 115–657), H3705 [26AP]

Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4771) (H. Rept. 115–543), H736 [2FE]

Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2283) (S. Rept. 115–265), S2991 [5JN]

Small Business Access to Capital After a Natural Disaster Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4792) (H. Rept. 115–529), H676 [29JA]

Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (Small Business ACE) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6348) (H. Rept. 115–941), H8169 [12SE]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3553), S6814 [11OC]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3553) (S. Rept. 115–438), S7925 [19DE]

Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4668) (H. Rept. 115–654), H3574 [25AP]

Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6316) (H. Rept. 115–938), H8168 [12SE]

Small Business Credit Availability Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4267) (H. Rept. 115–646), H3505 [24AP]

Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3170) (H. Rept. 115–653), H3574 [25AP]

Small Business Employee Ownership Promotion Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1538), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1538) (S. Rept. 115–436), S7925 [19DE]

Small Business Innovation Protection Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 791), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 791) (S. Rept. 115–435), S7925 [19DE]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2655) (H. Rept. 115–660), H3746 [1MY]

Small Business Investment Opportunity Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2527), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2527) (S. Rept. 115–272), S3292 [7JN]

Small Business Runway Extension Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3562), S6815 [11OC]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3562) (S. Rept. 115–431), S7431 [11DE]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6330) (H. Rept. 115–939), H8169 [12SE]

Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2283), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4743) (H. Rept. 115–655), H3705 [26AP]

Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5054) (H. Rept. 115–1094), H10586 [21DE]

Spurring Business in Communities Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1995), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1995) (S. Rept. 115–449), S7989 [20DE]

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 200) (H. Rept. 115–758), H5283 [19JN]

Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 6758) (H. Rept. 115–966), H8882 [25SE]

Support Startup Businesses Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2419), S1790 [19MR]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2419) (S. Rept. 115–454), S8017 [21DE]

Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1116) (H. Rept. 115–588), H1440 [6MR]

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 50) (S. Rept. 115–447), S7925 [19DE]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 50) (H. Rept. 115–798), H5980 [29JN]

Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2679), S6814 [11OC]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2679) (S. Rept. 115–414), S7318 [5DE]

Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4790) (H. Rept. 115–621), H3058 [5AP]

Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 5480) (H. Rept. 115–718), H5020 [8JN]

——— Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 3247), S7189 [28NO]

Statements

House Republican Tax Proposal Repeats Flaws in 2017 Tax Law: Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H9173 [28SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 725, consideration of H.R. 772, Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act, and H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act, H790 [6FE]

H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, and H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act, H1554 [14MR]

H. Res. 811, consideration of H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act and H.J. Res. 2, constitutional amendment to require balanced budget, H3105 [11AP]

H. Res. 899, request Senate to return to the House of Representatives H.R. 4743, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act, H4008 [16MY]

H. Res. 965, consideration of H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6057 [11JY]

H. Res. 985, consideration of H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act and H.R. 3281, Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act, H6053 [11JY]

H. Res. 1059, consideration of H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act, H8181 [13SE]

H. Res. 1084, consideration of H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act, H9101 [27SE]

H. Res. 1084, consideration of H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act, H9101 [27SE]

H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act, H6185–H6187 [13JY]

H.R. 200, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, H6076–H6082 [11JY]

H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions With Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act, H1576 [14MR]

H.R. 1680, Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act, H3802–H3805 [8MY]

H.R. 1689, Private Property Rights Protection Act, H6610–H6612 [23JY]

H.R. 1700, SCORE for Small Business Act, H6028 [10JY]

H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act, H3806 [8MY]

H.R. 2655, Small Business Innovation Protection Act, H6030 [10JY]

H.R. 3170, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act, H3797 [8MY]

H.R. 3994, Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand (ACCESS BROADBAND) Act, H6608 [23JY]

H.R. 4111, Spurring Business in Communities Act, H3808 [8MY]

H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act, H1634 [15MR]

H.R. 4743, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act, H3812–H3814 [8MY]

H.R. 4754, Change Order Transparency for Federal Contractors Act, H3800 [8MY]

H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act, H983 [8FE]

H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act, H3214 [13AP]

H.R. 4792, Small Business Access to Capital After a Natural Disaster Act, H654 [29JA]

H.R. 4809, Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act, H9072 [26SE]

H.R. 5236, Main Street Employee Ownership Act, H3810 [8MY]

H.R. 5446, restrict immediate sale of seized property by IRS to perishable goods, H3366 [17AP]

H.R. 5480, Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act, H6333–H6335 [17JY]

H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act, H6003 [10JY]

H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act, H5997 [10JY]

H.R. 6316, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act, H8804 [25SE]

H.R. 6330, Small Business Runway Extension Act, H8805 [25SE]

H.R. 6347, 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act, H8803 [25SE]

H.R. 6348, Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency (Small Business ACE) Act, H8802 [25SE]

H.R. 6367, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act, H8806 [25SE]

H.R. 6368, Encouraging Small Business Innovators, H8808 [25SE]

H.R. 6369, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act, H8810 [25SE]

H.R. 6382, Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act, H8812 [25SE]

H.R. 6756, American Innovation Act, H9113 [27SE]

H.R. 6758, Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act, H8815 [25SE]

H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act, H9158–H9165 [28SE]

S. 526, Microloan Modernization Act, S5073 [18JY]

S. 770, Making Available Information Now To Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Cybersecurity Act, H7201 [25JY]

S. 791, Small Business Innovation Protection Act, S5073 [18JY], H8813 [25SE]

S. 1116, Indian Economic Enhancement Act, S1970 [22MR]

S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act, S68 [8JA]

S. 2679, Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act, S7334 [6DE], H10402 [20DE]

S. 2689, Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act, S2219–S2222 [17AP]

S. 2701, Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act, S2263 [18AP]

S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act, S6882 [11OC], H10416 [20DE]

S. 3174, Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, S4740 [28JN]

S. 3247, Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act, H10550–H10552 [21DE]

S. 3360, Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act, S5761 [21AU]

S. 3554, SBA extension of effective date for sunset for collateral requirements for disaster loans, S7064 [15NO], H9551 [16NO]

S. 3561, National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act, S7333 [6DE]

S. 3598, Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief and Reform Act, S6820 [11OC]

S. Res. 433, declare enactment of Marketplace Fairness Act would harm the economy by creating an online sales tax that would create undue burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs and provide no benefit to States without sales taxes, S1688 [13MR]

S. Res. 498, National Small Business Week, S2496 [26AP]

S. Res. 518, National Media Diversity Month, S2797 [21MY]

S. Res. 567, American Homebrewers Association anniversary, S4745 [28JN]

S. Res. 692, Small Business Saturday, S7056 [15NO]

S. Res. 693, Women’s Business Ownership Act anniversary, S7057 [15NO]

S.J. Res. 52, disapprove FCC rule on net neutrality, S2709 [16MY]