SMALL BUSINESS ACT

Amendments

SBA: limit number of small business lending companies (H.R. 2987), consideration (H. Res. 458), H2439 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions

SBA: amend microloan eligibility for Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3496), H2146 [19MY]

——— amend reporting requirements for Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 5001), H3702 [19AU]

——— eliminate certain requirements relative to award of construction subcontracts within county or State of performance (see S. 991), S1704 [12MR] (see H.R. 3485), H2146 [19MY]

——— enhance Office of Credit Risk Management and issue rules relative to environmental obligations of certified development companies (see S. 2659), S5208 [1AU]

——— establish Scale-Up Manufacturing Investment Company (SUMIC) Program (see S. 2411), S4624 [23JY]

——— help small business concerns critically evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) tools (see H.R. 5784), H4541 [17OC]

——— improve outreach and education on employee ownership (see H.R. 5778), H4540 [17OC]

——— improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 853), S1579 [5MR] (see H.R. 4777), H3656 [25JY]

——— 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. 1048), S1743 [13MR] (see H.R. 1642), H878 [26FE]

——— include surviving children in definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 3195), H1853 [5MY]

——— issue rules for cancelled solicitations for small business contracts (see H.R. 789), H403 [28JA]

——— limit number of small business lending companies (see H.R. 2987), H1622 [24AP]

——— limit number of small business lending companies (H.R. 2987), consideration (see H. Res. 458), H2418 [3JN]

——— modify application deadlines and communication requirements for certain disaster assistance (see H.R. 3556), H2360 [21MY]

——— prohibit businesses owned by or affiliated with Chinese citizens from receiving assistance (see H.R. 1081), H554 [6FE]

——— provide interim partial payment to small business contractors that request equitable adjustment due to change in terms of Federal construction contract (see H.R. 4615), H3553 [22JY]

——— require penalties for small business concerns falsely claiming goods or services are made in America (see H.R. 6239), H4875 [20NO]

——— require Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to publish guidance documents for certain rules (see H.R. 822), H405 [28JA]

——— require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 2510), S4818 [29JY] (see H.R. 865), H430 [31JA]

——— waive accrual of interest and payments for certain disaster loans for year (see H.R. 3557), H2360 [21MY]

Taxation: expand availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations (see S. 2461), S4699 [24JY] (see H.R. 3105), H1774 [30AP]

Motions

SBA: limit number of small business lending companies (H.R. 2987), H2491 [5JN]

Remarks in House

SBA: 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 (H.R. 1642), H2392, H2393, H2405 [3JN]

——— issue rules for cancelled solicitations for small business contracts (H.R. 789), H2396–H2398 [3JN]

——— limit number of small business lending companies (H.R. 2987), H2489–H2491 [5JN]

——— limit number of small business lending companies (H.R. 2987), consideration (H. Res. 458), H2431–H2441 [4JN]

Remarks in Senate

SBA: improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 853), S6522–S6524 [10SE]

——— improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (S. 853), unanimous-consent request, S6523, S6524 [10SE]

Reports filed

Artificial Intelligence Wisdom for Innovative Small Enterprises (AI-WISE) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5784) (H. Rept. 119–405), H5840 [12DE]

Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants (CEASE) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2987) (H. Rept. 119–107), H2359 [21MY]

Connecting Small Businesses With Career and Technical Education Graduates Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 119–36), H1217 [24MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2987, Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants (CEASE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 458) (H. Rept. 119–130), H2418 [3JN]

Improving SBA Engagement on Employee Ownership Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 5778) (H. Rept. 119–412), H6020 [17DE]

Northern Mariana Islands Small Business Access Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3496) (H. Rept. 119–402), H5840 [12DE]

Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 789) (H. Rept. 119–35), H1217 [24MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 458, consideration of H.R. 2987, Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants (CEASE) Act, H2431 [4JN]

H.R. 789, Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act, H2396 [3JN]

H.R. 1642, Connecting Small Businesses With Career and Technical Education Graduates Act, H2392 [3JN]

H.R. 2987, Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants (CEASE) Act, H2489 [5JN]