SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Amendments

Federal agencies and departments: require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses (H.R. 7198), H6391 [5DE]

——— require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses (H.R. 7198), consideration (H. Res. 1602), H6312 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions

Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority, and SBA: enter into agreement to carry out activities to expand rural entrepreneurship (see H.R. 9166), H4948 [25JY]

Appropriations: ensure continued appropriations for certain programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 7473), H737 [28FE]

——— making continuing and providing disaster assistance (see H.R. 10445), H7318 [17DE]

Arts and humanities: support development of arts businesses, jobs, and growth of creative economy (see S. 3759), S443 [7FE] (see H.R. 7281), H535 [7FE]

Children and youth: provide resources, counseling, and access to capital for child care providers (see H.R. 10115), H5956 [12NO]

——— publish or update resource guide for small business concerns operating as child care providers (see H.R. 10079), H5901 [29OC]

China: prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see H.R. 9904), H5846 [1OC]

Community Advantage Loan Program: codify (see H.R. 7560), H998 [6MR]

Computers: provide business loans to finance business software or cloud computing services (see H.R. 10269), H6292 [3DE]

Contracts: make improvements to Federal contracting opportunities for small business concerns owned and controlled by women (see H.R. 9510), H5097 [9SE]

——— make improvements to Federal contracting practices for disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 9832), H5828 [25SE]

——— modify requirements relating to new small business entrants in scorecard program (see H.R. 7988), H2395 [15AP]

——— require certain entities to clearly disclose to small business concerns key information about factoring facility agreements prior to entering such agreements with such concerns (see H.R. 9632), H5317 [17SE]

Dept. of Energy, national laboratories, and SBA: provide for joint research and development activities (see S. 4427), S3884 [23MY]

Disabled: report to Congress on entrepreneurial challenges facing entrepreneurs with disability (see S. 5088), S6144 [18SE] (see H.R. 7985), H2395 [15AP]

Disaster Loans Program Account: appropriate certain amounts (see S. 5332), S6586 [14NO]

Disasters: authorize appropriations for disaster loans (see H.R. 9946), H5860 [8OC]

——— include low or no snowfall amounts in definition of disaster relative to eligibility for economic injury disaster loans (see S. 5049), S6019 [12SE]

——— make available on website certain reports on small business disaster assistance (see S. 5357), S6685 [20NO]

——— provide for cancellation or repayment for certain disaster loans (see H.R. 8581), H3541 [31MY] (see H.R. 9036), H4632 [15JY]

——— provide loans and other financial assistance to small businesses affected by wildfires on Maui (see H.R. 7061), H246 [22JA]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (see S. 4226), S3134 [1MY]

Electric power: make disaster loans available for damages caused by prolonged power outages (see H.R. 7071), H246 [22JA]

Employment: provide for SBA and National Council on Disability coordination to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 7989), H2395 [15AP]

Federal agencies and departments: enhance outreach to rural communities relative to Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 9797), H5826 [25SE]

——— require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses (see H.R. 7198), H387 [1FE]

——— require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses (H.R. 7198), consideration (see H. Res. 1602), H6292 [3DE]

Federal aid programs: establish grant program (see S. 5634), S7241 [19DE]

——— establish grant program to provide funds for eligible accelerators or incubators that provide services to small business concerns owned and controlled by women and rural small business concerns (see H.R. 9486), H5031 [6SE]

——— improve loan guaranty program and enhance ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital (see H.R. 10246), H6190 [21NO]

——— increase maximum gross loan amount for 7(a) loan program (see H.R. 7242), H431 [5FE] (see H.R. 9176), H4949 [25JY]

——— increase minimum disaster loan amount for which collateral is required (see H.R. 9611), H5238 [16SE]

——— modify application deadlines and communication requirements for certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 9609), H5238 [16SE]

——— modify start date used to calculate period in which small business concern is eligible to participate in 8(a) disadvantaged business development program (see H.R. 9509), H5097 [9SE]

——— optimize operations of microloan program and lower costs for small business concerns and intermediary participants in program (see H.R. 10241), H6190 [21NO]

——— prohibit from directly making loans under 7(a) loan program (see S. 3992), S2468 [20MR]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for formerly incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 9841), H5828 [25SE]

——— provide re-entry entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 8443), H3328 [16MY]

——— waive accrual of interest and payments for certain disaster loans for year (see H.R. 9610), H5238 [16SE]

Federal employees: require relocation of certain employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside Washington metropolitan area (see S. 5501), S7002 [12DE]

FEMA: improve individual assistance by simplifying process for seeking assistance following major disaster (see S. 5067), S6097 [17SE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 4928), S5773 [1AU] (see H.R. 8773), H4112 [18JN]

Government regulations: codify proposed rule entitled ‘‘Ensuring Equal Treatment for Faith-Based Organizations in SBA’s Loan and Disaster Assistance Programs’’ (see H.R. 6998), H147 [16JA]

——— ensure that small business regulatory budget for fiscal year is not greater than zero (see S. 4401), S3883 [23MY]

——— issue rules for cancelled solicitations for small business contracts (see H.R. 8014), H2443 [16AP]

——— require plain language and inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns (see S. 4341), S3710 [15MY] (see H.R. 7987), H2395 [15AP]

——— revise rule relative to language translation assistance relative to certain needs assessments (see H.R. 8425), H3327 [16MY]

Information technology: implement certain information technology modernization recommendations (see H.R. 10119), H5975 [13NO]

Investments: establish program to allow small business concerns to purchase certain commodities futures (see S. 5063), S6097 [17SE]

——— increase amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business investment companies, subject to approval of appropriate Federal banking agency (see S. 3730), S343 [1FE]

National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board: submit annual report on activities (see H.R. 7104), H271 [29JA]

National Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 671), S3317 [2MY]

Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps program: establish (see H.R. 9880), H5838 [27SE]

Office of Native American Affairs: enhance and increase funding (see H.R. 7102), H270 [29JA]

Office of Rural Affairs: enhance (see S. 4764), S5343 [24JY]

Office of Whistleblower Awards: establish (see H.R. 7129), H314 [30JA]

Rural areas: improve access to disaster assistance for individuals in rural areas (see H.R. 7984), H2395 [15AP]

SBA 504 loan program: increase amount of commitments to qualified State or local development companies (see H.R. 10245), H6190 [21NO]

Small business: enhance Office of Credit Risk Management and issue rules relative to environmental obligations of certified development companies (see H.R. 10247), H6190 [21NO]

——— establish requirements relative to submission of tax returns or tax return transcripts for disaster loan (see H.R. 10243), H6190 [21NO]

——— exclude from limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses in critical technology areas (see S. 4759), S5343 [24JY]

——— improve outreach and education on employee ownership (see H.R. 10244), H6190 [21NO]

——— modify requirements relative to certain employee-owned businesses (see H.R. 10242), H6190 [21NO]

——— require penalties for small business concerns falsely claiming goods or services are made in America (see H.R. 8950), H4477 [8JY]

——— 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 S. 3971), S2439 [19MR]

Small Business Innovation Research Program: reauthorize and modify (see H.R. 10407), H7141 [12DE]

Small Business Technology Transfer Program: reauthorize and modify (see H.R. 10407), H7141 [12DE]

State Trade Expansion Program: reauthorize (see S. 4414), S3883 [23MY]

Veterans: include surviving children in definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 9930), H5853 [4OC]

——— require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 4417), S3883 [23MY]

Women: establish requirements relative to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes (see H.R. 7105), H271 [29JA]

——— establish requirements relative to size standard compliance of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes (see H.R. 7128), H314 [30JA]

Cost Estimates

Prove It Act (H.R. 7198): CBO, H6309 [4DE], H6381 [5DE]

Letters

DOE and SBA Research Act: Representative Lucas, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H721 [28FE]

——— Representative Roger Williams, Committee on Small Business (House), H721 [28FE]

Prove It Act: Alfredo Ortiz, Job Creators Network (organization), H6383 [5DE]

——— Brielle L. Green, Earthjustice (organization), H6388 [5DE]

——— Josh McLeod, National Federation of Independent Business, H6383 [5DE]

——— Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen (organization), H6389 [5DE]

——— Michael W. Hedge, Jr., National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, H6384 [5DE]

——— Michele Stanley, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, H6384 [5DE]

——— Rachel Weintraub, Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, H6388 [5DE]

——— several chambers of commerce, H6385 [5DE]

——— several organizations, H6384 [5DE]

Motions

Federal agencies and departments: require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses (H.R. 7198), H6398 [5DE]

Remarks in House

Contracts: modify requirements relating to new small business entrants in scorecard program (H.R. 7988), H3689, H3690 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy, national laboratories, and SBA: provide for joint research and development activities (H.R. 4669), H721, H722 [28FE]

Disabled: report to Congress on entrepreneurial challenges facing entrepreneurs with disability (H.R. 7985), H2643–H2645 [29AP]

Disasters: provide loans and other financial assistance to small businesses affected by wildfires on Maui (H.R. 7061), E100 [31JA]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (H.R. 5601), H57 [11JA]

Employment: provide for SBA and National Council on Disability coordination to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities (H.R. 7989), H3690–H3692 [11JN]

Federal agencies and departments: require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses (H.R. 7198), H6209, H6211 [3DE], H6356, H6357 [4DE], H6368, H6379–H6392 [5DE]

——— require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses (H.R. 7198), consideration (H. Res. 1602), H6306–H6312 [4DE]

Federal aid programs: provide online link to resources for submitting reports on suspected fraud relating to certain coronavirus loans (H.R. 5426), H726, H727 [28FE], H766 [29FE]

Government regulations: issue rules for cancelled solicitations for small business contracts (H.R. 8014), H3693–H3695 [11JN]

——— require plain language and inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns (H.R. 7987), H2638, H2645, H2646 [29AP]

Jersey Shore, PA: Pine Creek Seed Farm recipient of SBA Pennsylvania District Family-Owned Small Business of the Year award, H3987 [13JN]

Mississippi State University: Veterans Business Outreach Center recipient of SBA Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Year award, E345 [12AP]

National Small Business Week: observance, H2778, H2782, H2783, H2784 [1MY]

Office of Advocacy: require to train rule-writing staff at agencies on requirements of Regulatory Flexibility Act at least once every four years, H6391, H6392 [5DE]

Office of Native American Affairs: enhance and increase funding (H.R. 7102), H728–H730 [28FE], E193 [29FE]

Prescott, Robert: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2774 [1MY]

Quapaw Canoe Co.: SBA National Small Business Week Award recipient, E775 [25JY]

Rural areas: improve access to disaster assistance for individuals in rural areas (H.R. 7984), H3692, H3693 [11JN]

——— require report on performance of Office of Rural Affairs and on certain memorandum of understanding between SBA and Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 5265), H724, H725 [28FE]

Small business: exclude from limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses in critical technology areas (H.R. 5333), H2639–H2642 [29AP]

——— regularly reassess asset and net worth thresholds for qualifying as economically disadvantaged individual (H.R. 6591), H725, H726 [28FE]

——— tribute to entrepreneurs, H7237 [17DE]

Smith, Jackie: SBA Phoenix Award recipient, H2774 [1MY]

South Carolina: tribute to Small Business Development Centers, E386 [26AP]

Ullmann, Shanna: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2774 [1MY]

Ullmann, Timothy: SBA Alabama Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2774 [1MY]

Veterans: require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 3511), H719–H721 [28FE]

Women: establish requirements relative to certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes (H.R. 7105), H722, H723 [28FE]

——— establish requirements relative to size standard compliance of small business concerns owned and controlled by women for certain purposes (H.R. 7128), H727, H728 [28FE], H766 [29FE]

Remarks in Senate

Disasters: provide for cancellation or repayment for certain disaster loans, S6572–S6575 [14NO], S6669–S6671 [20NO]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (S. 4226), S3137 [1MY]

National Small Business Week: designate (S. Res. 671), S3368 [2MY]

West, Lynette: SBA Arkansas Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, S2823 [17AP]

Reports filed

Child Care Small Business Insight and Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6156) (H. Rept. 118–382), H579 [13FE]

Clarify SBA Application of Price Evaluation Preference for Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns to Certain Contracts: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5450) (H. Rept. 118–381), H579 [13FE]

Consideration of H.R. 7198, Prove It Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1602) (H. Rept. 118–791), H6292 [3DE]

Disaster Survivors Fairness Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 5067) (S. Rept. 118–321), S7240 [19DE]

——— Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1796) (H. Rept. 118–390), H637 [14FE]

Encouraging Success Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 6591) (H. Rept. 118–379), H542 [9FE]

Entrepreneurs With Disabilities Reporting Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H. Rept. 118–470), H2634 [26AP]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8773) (H. Rept. 118–556), H4112 [18JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 4928) (S. Rept. 118–206), S5772 [1AU]

Investing in All of America Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5333) (H. Rept. 118–469), H2634 [26AP]

National SBDC Advisory Board Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7104) (H. Rept. 118–398), H691 [23FE]

Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7102) (H. Rept. 118–394), H691 [23FE]

Plain Language in Contracting Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (H.R. 7987), S3883 [23MY]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7987) (H. Rept. 118–471), H2634 [26AP]

Prove It Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 7198) (H. Rept. 118–761), H6196 [22NO]

Put America on Commission Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7129) (H. Rept. 118–399), H691 [23FE]

Rural Small Business Resilience Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7984) (H. Rept. 118–537), H3654 [4JN]

Small Business Contracting Transparency Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3971), S3883 [23MY]

Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform (SPUR) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7988) (H. Rept. 118–547), H3724 [11JN]

State Trade Expansion Program Modernization Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 4414), S3883 [23MY]

ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7989) (H. Rept. 118–538), H3654 [4JN]

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 8014) (H. Rept. 118–539), H3654 [4JN]

WOSB Certification and Opportunity Expansion Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7105) (H. Rept. 118–393), H685 [20FE]

WOSB Integrity Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 7128) (H. Rept. 118–383), H579 [13FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1602, consideration of H.R. 7198, Prove It Act, H6306 [4DE]

H.R. 3511, Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act, H719 [28FE]

H.R. 4669, DOE and SBA Research Act, H721 [28FE]

H.R. 5265, SBA Rural Performance Report Act, H724 [28FE]

H.R. 5333, Investing in All of America Act, H2640 [29AP]

H.R. 5426, SBA online link to resources for submitting reports on suspected fraud relating to certain coronavirus loans, H726 [28FE]

H.R. 6591, Encouraging Success Act, H725 [28FE]

H.R. 7102, Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act, H728 [28FE]

H.R. 7105, WOSB Certification and Opportunity Expansion Act, H722 [28FE]

H.R. 7128, WOSB Integrity Act, H727 [28FE]

H.R. 7198, Prove It Act, H6379 [5DE]

H.R. 7984, Rural Small Business Resilience Act, H3692 [11JN]

H.R. 7985, Entrepreneurs With Disabilities Reporting Act, H2643 [29AP]

H.R. 7987, Plain Language in Contracting Act, H2645 [29AP]

H.R. 7988, Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform (SPUR) Act, H3689 [11JN]

H.R. 7989, ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act, H3690 [11JN]

H.R. 8014, Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act, H3693 [11JN]

S. Res. 671, National Small Business Week, S3320 [2MY]