SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Amendments
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S180, S183 [22JA], S295 [24JA], S320 [28JA], H56 [4JA], H121, H125, H128, H136, H137, H139, H140, H141, H143, H144, H145 [15JA]
Bills and resolutions
Brevard County, FL: ensure that all of Brevard County, FL, is treated as a HUBZone (see H.R. 2049), H2774 [17MY]
Community development: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (see S. 206), S438 [31JA] (see H.R. 489), H342 [4FE]
Contracts: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (see H.R. 1622), H2157 [18AP]
——— increase contracting goals for service-disabled veteran-owned small business and qualified HUBZone small businesses (see S. 259), S520 [7FE]
——— increase Government-wide small business contracting level and the contracting goal for businesses owned by veterans, women, and economically disadvantaged individuals (see S. 196), S438 [31JA]
——— permit prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan for a single Federal contract to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors (see H.R. 2232), H3094 [4JN]
Dept. of Commerce and the Workforce: establish (see S. 1836), S8913 [17DE]
Disasters: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (see S. 1440), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 2908), H5341 [1AU]
——— clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (see S. 415), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 1974), H2602 [14MY]
——— provide interest rate for certain disaster related loans (see H.R. 2857), H5173 [30JY]
E3—Economy, Energy, and Environment—A Sustainable Growth Strategy (Government initiative): evaluate and authorize continuation of activities (see H.R. 2873), H5259 [31JY]
Federal aid programs: eliminate guarantee fees for certain loans where the total loan amount is not more than $150,000 (see H.R. 2462), H3988 [20JN]
——— establish a grant program to empower encore entrepreneurs (see S. 1454), S6207 [1AU]
——— establish and carry out a direct lending program for small business concerns (see H.R. 2451), H3988 [20JN]
——— increase oversight of small business assistance programs (see S. 936), S3429 [14MY]
Financial institutions: make information relative to lenders making covered loans publicly available (see S. 537), S1710 [12MR]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1371), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 2786), H4978 [23JY]
Government regulations: ensure complete analysis of potential impacts of rules on small entities (see H.R. 2542), H4142 [27JN]
——— increase limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control (see S. 550), S1785 [13MR] (see H.R. 1106), H1394 [13MR]
——— require a study and report on the costs to small business concerns of Federal regulations (see S. 535), S1710 [12MR]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 152), H50 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (see H. Res. 23), H84 [14JA]
Information technology: provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (see H.R. 28), H28 [3JA]
Investments: enhance the Small Business Investment Company Program and provide for a small business early-stage investment program (see S. 1285), S5667 [11JY]
——— provide for a small business early-stage investment program (see H.R. 30), H28 [3JA]
Microloan program: increase maximum loan amount for loans (see H.R. 3191), H5883 [26SE]
National Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 177), S4673 [19JN] (see H. Res. 265), H3687 [17JN]
Native Americans: provide conformity in Native small business opportunities and promote job creation, manufacturing, and American economic recovery (see S. 1607), S7615 [29OC]
OPM: establish a pilot program to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation by partnering world-class entrepreneurs with Federal agencies (see H.R. 3559), H7310 [20NO]
Power resources: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 1138), H1396 [13MR]
Real estate: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (see S. 289), S657 [12FE] (see H.R. 1240), H1567 [18MR]
Small business: enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 2550), H4142 [27JN]
——— ensure certain Federal contracts are set aside for small businesses and enhance services to disadvantaged small businesses (see H.R. 2551), H4142 [27JN]
——— improve coordination of export promotion programs and facilitate export opportunities (see S. 1179), S4585 [18JN]
——— provide for a consolidated definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans to improve the Federal contracting process for service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 2882), H5260 [31JY]
——— transfer funds to the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, improve microenterprise programs, and establish the SBA Office of Youth Entrepreneurship (see H.R. 2474), H3989 [20JN]
Small business development centers: provide for grants (see H.R. 1283), H1718 [20MR]
Small Business Investment Company Program: enhance (see S. 511), S1592 [11MR]
Small Loan Advantage program: make permanent (see H.R. 2461), H3988 [20JN]
State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program: amend and extend (see H.R. 3619), H7364 [22NO]
——— extend and expand (see H.R. 3115), H5588 [17SE]
——— provide for permanent establishment (see H.R. 2333), H3356 [12JN]
Taxation: allow credits for establishment of franchises with veterans (see H.R. 3725), H8107 [12DE]
——— allow credits for the purchase of franchises by veterans (see S. 1015), S3761 [22MY]
Women: improve the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns (see H.R. 2452), H3988 [20JN]
Letters
HUBZone Expansion Act: Heather D. Blease, Savi Systems, LLC, S445 [31JA]
——— Robert M. Murdock, Association of Defense Communities, S444 [31JA]
——— Steven H. Levesque, Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, S444 [31JA]
Small Business Disaster Reform Act, S4577 [18JN]
——— Bob Mitchell, Bay Area Houston, TX, Economic Partnership, S1023 [28FE]
——— Brenda Bertus, St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation, S1023 [28FE]
——— C.E. (Tee) Rowe, Association of Small Business Development Centers, S1022 [28FE]
——— George Swift, Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, S1023 [28FE]
——— Paul L. Krutko, International Economic Development Council, S1022 [28FE]
——— Scott Martinez, North Louisiana Economic Partnership (organization), S1023 [28FE]
Lists
Recent expert reports, disparity studies and congressional hearings addressing public procurement and minority-owned and women-owned enterprises, S4981 [21JN], E940 [20JN]
Remarks in House
Amplify Gymnastics LLC: SBA Phoenix Award recipient, E835 [11JN]
Banner Bank (business): SBA Community Lender of the Year Award recipient, E1117 [23JY]
Bejado, Christopher: SBA Guam Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E401 [9AP]
Capital Energy Inc.: SBA District of Columbia Small Business of the Year award recipient, E773 [3JN]
Contracts: ensure fairness and transparency in contracting with small business concerns (H.R. 1622), H2148 [18AP]
——— permit prime contractors covered by a subcontracting plan for a single Federal contract to receive credit against such a plan for using small business subcontractors, E875 [14JN]
Copeland, Richard: SBA Minnesota Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E698 [17MY]
Disasters: clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (H.R. 1974), E896 [17JN]
Douglas, Thomas H.: SBA Missouri Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, E1042 [10JY]
Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H2252 [24AP]
Enriquez, Anita B.: SBA Guam Women in Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E384 [9AP]
Federal agencies and departments: include remediation plans in annual reports on small business contracting goals, H3530 [13JN]
Federal aid programs: eliminate guarantee fees for certain loans where the total loan amount is not more than $150,000 (H.R. 2462), E928 [20JN]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H5777 [20SE], H6077 [1OC]
Horecky, Frederick J.: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E391 [9AP]
Hurricanes: anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, E1590 [29OC]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H40–H48 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H99, H109–H152, H155–H158, H161 [15JA], E37, E38 [18JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), consideration (H. Res. 23), H99–H108 [15JA]
——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, H103, H125, H126 [15JA], E37 [18JA]
Ilao, Eduardo: SBA Guam Family-Owned Small Business of the Year award recipient, E388 [9AP]
National Small Business Week: observance, H3658, H3678 [17JN], H3698, H3699 [18JN], H3768 [19JN], H3931, H3971 [20JN], E896 [17JN], E931, E944 [20JN]
O’Brian, Rob: SBA Phoenix Award recipient, E842 [11JN]
Salas, Patricia B.: SBA Guam Small Business Financial Services Champion of the Year award recipient, E395 [9AP]
Small business: improve opportunities for minority entrepreneurs, H3678–H3683 [17JN]
Small Loan Advantage program: make permanent (H.R. 2461), E946 [20JN]
Young, Ronald M.: SBA Guam Entrepreneurial Success Award recipient, E398 [9AP]
Remarks in Senate
Community development: expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure, S8438 [21NO]
——— expand the HUBZone program for communities affected by defense base realignment and closure (S. 206), S444 [31JA]
Contracts: increase contracting goals for service-disabled veteran-owned small business and qualified HUBZone small businesses (S. 259), S525 [7FE]
Disasters: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (S. 1440), S6220 [1AU]
——— clarify collateral requirement for certain disaster-related loans (S. 415), S1019–S1024 [28FE], S1085 [4MR], S4576 [18JN]
Dome Technology (business): Idaho Small Business of the Week award recipient, S4671 [19JN]
Financial institutions: make information relative to lenders making covered loans publicly available (S. 537), S1712 [12MR]
Hurricanes: making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, S19, S20 [4JA]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), S36–S38, S187 [22JA], S207 [23JA], S234–S236 [24JA], S299, S311–S325 [28JA], S463 [4FE]
——— making supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), unanimous-consent agreement, S296 [24JA], S304 [28JA]
——— supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy funding through Government across-the-board funding reduction, S312–S316, S320, S322 [28JA]
National Small Business Week: observance, S4671 [19JN], S4981 [21JN]
——— observance (S. Res. 177), S4725 [19JN]
Real estate: extend availability of low-interest mortgage refinancing under the local development business loan program (S. 289), S660 [12FE]
Small business: ensure small businesses are not subject to conflicting guidance from Federal agencies, S8334 [20NO]
——— improve opportunities for minority entrepreneurs, S4981 [21JN]
Small Business Investment Company Program: enhance (S. 511), S1594 [11MR]
Reports filed
Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 289) (S. Rept. 113–89), S6327 [10SE]
Communicating Lender Activity Reports From the SBA (CLEAR SBA) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 537) (S. Rept. 113–91), S6327 [10SE]
Consideration of H.R. 152, Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery From Damage Caused by Hurricane Sandy: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 23) (H. Rept. 113–1), H84 [14JA]
Expanding Access to Capital for Entrepreneurial Leaders (EXCEL) Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 511) (S. Rept. 113–90), S6327 [10SE]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2786) (H. Rept. 113–172), H4978 [23JY]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1371) (S. Rept. 113–80), S5968 [25JY]
Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2542) (H. Rept. 113–288), H7686 [11DE]
——— Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2542) (H. Rept. 113–288), H7686 [11DE]
Small Business Disaster Reform Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 415) (S. Rept. 113–84), S6126 [31JY]
Tables
Supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152), H110–H112 [15JA]
Texts of
H. Res. 23, consideration of H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H99 [15JA]
H.R. 152, supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, H121–H124 [15JA]
S. 289, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act, S661 [12FE]
S. 415, Small Business Disaster Reform Act, S1022 [28FE]
S. 537, Communicating Lender Activity Reports From the Small Business Administration (CLEAR SBA) Act, S1712 [12MR]
S. 1440, Tornado Family Safety Act, S6221 [1AU]
S. 1607, Native Small Business Conformity Act, S7633 [29OC]
S. Res. 177, National Small Business Week, S4676 [19JN]
Tributes
Johns, Marie C., S3654 [21MY]