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. 1371), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 3071), H2125 [2MY]

Dept. of Transportation and SBA: strengthen and advance certain disadvantaged businesses (see H.R. 832), H708 [6FE]

Federal agencies and departments: certify small business concerns as owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to be counted towards goals for contract awards (see S. 1469), S1534 [4MY]

——— certify small business concerns as owned and controlled by women veterans in order to be counted towards goals for contract awards (see S. 1470), S1534 [4MY]

——— ensure application of ‘‘Rule of Two’’ to certain acquisitions (see H.R. 6320), H5652 [8NO]

SBA: allow small business development centers to provide information and assistance on apprenticeship programs for small businesses (see H.R. 1541), H1278 [10MR]

——— amend Federal contract requirements (see S. 2720), S3894 [5SE]

——— amend microloan program to define State (see S. 2896), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5661), H4456 [21SE]

——— authorize Community Advantage Loan Program (see S. 2482), S3522 [25JY]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (see S. 38), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 1606), H1286 [14MR]

——— eliminate certain requirements relative to award of construction subcontracts within county or State of performance (see S. 1407), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 2970), H2084 [27AP]

——— enhance ability of Office of the National Ombudsman to assist small businesses in meeting regulatory requirements and develop outreach initiatives to promote awareness of services provided (see H.R. 5999), H5032 [19OC]

——— establish requirements for 7(a) loan guaranty program agents (see H.R. 1651), H1293 [17MR]

——— extend period during which credit for contracting with Puerto Rico businesses and covered territory businesses are double counted (see H.R. 5063), H4141 [27JY]

——— improve women’s business center program (see S. 2184), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 5361), H4229 [8SE]

——— include requirements relative to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers (see S. 936), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 1730), H1327 [22MR]

——— increase goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and exclude such self-certified concerns from Government and Federal agency goals (see H.R. 5147), H4164 [4AU]

——— increase transparency of microloan program (see H.R. 449), H276 [24JA]

——— license lending institutions to make 7(a) loans (see H.R. 3604), H2545 [23MY]

——— make improvements to Small Business Development Center Program (see H.R. 5367), H4229 [8SE]

——— prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see S. 1372), S1418 [27AP]

——— provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request equitable adjustment due to change in terms of Federal construction contract (see H.R. 2726), H1886 [19AP]

——— reauthorize SCORE Association (see S. 1744), S1745 [18MY]

——— rename Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program as Supporting Coaching Opportunities for Resilient Entrepreneurs (SCORE) (see S. 1896), S2028 [8JN]

——— require annual report on Small Business Development Centers entrepreneurial activities and provide assessment and report on data collecting practices (see S. 2185), S2224 [22JN]

——— require reporting on additional information relative to small businesses owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 4670), H3639 [17JY]

——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules (see H.R. 4668), H3639 [17JY]

——— require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 3511), H2454 [18MY]

Small business: modify requirements relative to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 2146), S2223 [22JN]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2515), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 4896), H4028 [26JY] (see H.R. 5011), H4139 [27JY]

Remarks in House

SBA: amend microloan program to define State (H.R. 5661), E876 [21SE]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 1606), H2973–H2975 [20JN]

——— increase transparency of microloan program (H.R. 449), H303, H304 [25JA]

——— require reporting on additional information relative to small businesses owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 4670), H5914–H5917 [28NO]

——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules (H.R. 4668), H5913, H5914 [28NO]

Reports filed

Community Advantage Loan Program Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2482), S3521 [25JY]

Providing Opportunities To Show Transparency Via Information Technology (POST IT) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4668) (H. Rept. 118–185), H4216 [1SE]

Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 118–202), H4406 [19SE]

Small Business Contracting Transparency Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4670) (H. Rept. 118–179), H4216 [1SE]

Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1651) (H. Rept. 118–100), H2740 [5JN]

Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1541) (H. Rept. 118–97), H2740 [5JN]

Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1730) (H. Rept. 118–101), H2740 [5JN]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 936), S3521 [25JY]

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 38), S3520 [25JY]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1606) (H. Rept. 118–98), H2740 [5JN]

Texts of

H.R. 449, Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act, H303 [25JA]

H.R. 1606, Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act, H2973 [20JN]

H.R. 4668, Providing Opportunities To Show Transparency Via Information Technology (POST IT) Act, H5913 [28NO]

H.R. 4670, Small Business Contracting Transparency Act, H5914 [28NO]