SMALL BUSINESS ACT

Bills and resolutions

Credit: 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. 84), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 4480), H7901 [24SE]

SBA: adjust collateral requirements for disaster loans (see H.R. 277), H281 [8JA]

——— adjust employment size standard requirements for determining whether a manufacturing concern is a small business concern (see H.R. 5130), H8909 [15NO]

——— clarify application of certain requirements relative to establishing size standards for small business concerns (see H.R. 2345), H3275 [18AP]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 3008), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 499), H517 [11JA]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 3537), H5256 [27JN]

——— create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 206), H208 [3JA]

——— eliminate inclusion of option years in award price for sole source contracts (see S. 673), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 190), H208 [3JA]

——— enhance ability of the Office of the National Ombudsman to assist small businesses in meeting regulatory requirements and develop outreach initiatives to promote awareness of services provided (see S. 1409), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2673), H3726 [10MY]

——— ensure Northern Mariana Islands eligibility for certain programs (see S. 2190), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 2603), H3501 [8MY]

——— establish enhanced cybersecurity assistance and protections for small businesses (see H.R. 1648), H2614 [8MR]

——— establish grant program for governmental and nonprofit small business accelerators and incubators to provide support and resources to startup businesses in formation and early growth stages (see S. 2149), S4907 [17JY]

——— establish Innovation Centers Program to foster innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in underserved communities through grants to minority-serving colleges and universities and community colleges (see S. 2717), S6189 [28OC]

——— give small business contracting credit for certain small businesses located in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3428), H5037 [21JN]

——— give small business contracting credit for subcontractors that are Puerto Rico businesses (see H.R. 3372), H4918 [19JN]

——— improve small business development centers program (see H.R. 4406), H7834 [19SE]

——— improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3774), H5910 [16JY]

——— improve women’s business center program (see H.R. 4405), H7834 [19SE]

——— increase access to capital for small business concerns that are manufacturers (see S. 2131), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3730), H5727 [11JY]

——— increase lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan program (see S. 2361), S5247 [31JY]

——— modify timeframe for determining size standards for manufacturing small business concerns (see H.R. 4702), H8198 [16OC]

——— prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see S. 75), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 595), H674 [16JA]

——— provide additional assistance to small business concerns for disaster recovery (see S. 2148), S4907 [17JY]

——— provide certain assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 246), H227 [4JA]

——— provide contracting assistance for small businesses in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 225), H209 [3JA]

——— provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request an equitable adjustment due to a change in the terms of a Federal construction contract (see S. 2853), S6567 [13NO] (see H.R. 2344), H3275 [18AP]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5065), H8826 [13NO]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 5078), H8826 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2045), S4629 [27JN]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (see H.R. 4407), H7834 [19SE]

——— require contracting officers to take a small business concern’s past performance as part of a joint venture into account when evaluating the small business concern (see H.R. 5146), H8958 [18NO]

——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (see S. 771), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1649), H2614 [8MR]

——— specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (see H.R. 227), H209 [3JA]

Small business: reduce costs for certain businesses required to relocate from a Superfund site (see H.R. 2882), H4064 [21MY]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 177), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 2258), H3254 [10AP]

Letters

Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act: Brett Palmer, Small Business Investor Alliance, H527 [14JA]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4406, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act, H8296 [21OC]

Remarks in House

SBA: adjust collateral requirements for disaster loans (H.R. 277), H5805, H5806 [15JY]

——— clarify application of certain requirements relative to establishing size standards for small business concerns (H.R. 2345), H5810–H5812 [15JY]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 499), H8802, H8803 [13NO], E1450 [15NO]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 3537), H8608 [30OC], H8797–H8800 [13NO]

——— create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 206), H526–H528 [14JA], E41 [14JA]

——— eliminate inclusion of option years in award price for sole source contracts (H.R. 190), H528–H531 [14JA], H664 [16JA]

——— ensure Northern Mariana Islands eligibility for certain programs (H.R. 2603), E560 [8MY]

——— improve small business development centers program (H.R. 4406), H8266–H8268 [21OC]

——— improve women’s business center program (H.R. 4405), H8268–H8274 [21OC]

——— provide certain assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 246), H524–H526 [14JA], E41 [14JA]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (H.R. 4407), H8274–H8277 [21OC]

——— require cyber certification for small business development center counselors (H.R. 1649), H5809, H5810 [15JY]

——— specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and provide a dispute process for non-payment to subcontractors (H.R. 227), H271–H273 [8JA]

Remarks in Senate

SBA: eliminate inclusion of option years in award price for sole source contracts (S. 673), S2726 [8MY]

——— increase lending to underserved borrowers through the largest loan program (S. 2361), S5253 [31JY]

Reports filed

Access to Sufficient Capital for Everyone in Natural Disaster Areas (ASCEND) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 277) (H. Rept. 116–115), H4693 [13JN]

Capturing All Small Businesses Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (S. 5130) (H. Rept. 116–360), H12289 [19DE]

Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2345) (H. Rept. 116–116), H4693 [13JN]

SCORE for Small Business Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4407) (H. Rept. 116–241), H8226 [17OC]

Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 499) (H. Rept. 116–235), H8142 [15OC]

Small Business Cyber Training Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 771), S2117 [1AP]

Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1649) (H. Rept. 116–112), H4693 [13JN]

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4406) (H. Rept. 116–240), H8226 [17OC]

Unlocking Opportunities for Small Businesses Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (S. 5146) (H. Rept. 116–361), H12289 [19DE]

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 116–236), H8142 [15OC]

Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4405) (H. Rept. 116–239), H8226 [17OC]

Texts of

H.R. 190, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act, H528 [14JA]

H.R. 206, Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act, H526 [14JA]

H.R. 227, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act, H271 [8JA]

H.R. 246, Stimulating Innovation Through Procurement Act, H524 [14JA]

H.R. 277, Access to Sufficient Capital for Everyone in Natural Disaster Areas (ASCEND) Act, H5805 [15JY]

H.R. 499, Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act, H8802 [13NO]

H.R. 1649, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act, H5809 [15JY]

H.R. 2345, Clarifying the Small Business Runway Extension Act, H5810 [15JY]

H.R. 3537, Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act, H8797 [13NO]

H.R. 4405, Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act, H8268–H8272 [21OC]

H.R. 4406, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act, H8266 [21OC]

H.R. 4407, SCORE for Small Business Act, H8274 [21OC]