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Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-1995| Senate 
| Updated: 12/20/2018
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
John Kennedy (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing an entity's application to become a small business investment company (SBIC), to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements.

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Timeline
Oct 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Mar 14, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 19, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment. Without written report.
Mar 19, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
Dec 19, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4111
Signed by President.
Dec 20, 2018
By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-449.
  • October 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.


  • March 14, 2018
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • March 19, 2018
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment. Without written report.


  • March 19, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.


  • December 19, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4111
    Signed by President.


  • December 20, 2018
    By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-449.

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4111: Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017
Business investment and capitalLicensing and registrationsSmall business

Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018

USA115th CongressS-1995| Senate 
| Updated: 12/20/2018
Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to: require the Small Business Administration (SBA), in reviewing and processing an entity's application to become a small business investment company (SBIC), to give first priority to an SBIC applicant located in an underlicensed state (i.e., a state in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all states) with below median financing; and exempt applicants in underlicensed states from certain SBA capital requirements.

Bill Text Versions

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2 versions available

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Timeline
Oct 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Mar 14, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 19, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment. Without written report.
Mar 19, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.
Dec 19, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4111
Signed by President.
Dec 20, 2018
By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-449.
  • October 24, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 24, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.


  • March 14, 2018
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • March 19, 2018
    Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment. Without written report.


  • March 19, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 350.


  • December 19, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4111
    Signed by President.


  • December 20, 2018
    By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-449.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
John Kennedy (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4111: Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business investment and capitalLicensing and registrationsSmall business