Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2001
Latest action · Apr 17, 2002 Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2001
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Administrator to make reduced interest rate loans to intermediaries that make Microloan small business loans which average not more than $10,000 (currently $7,500).
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2001 to Jul 17, 2001; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-GA | Max Cleland | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-MN | Paul D. Wellstone | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Jan 24, 2001 |
| D-SD | Thomas A. Daschle | Jan 29, 2001 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Feb 1, 2001 | |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Feb 8, 2001 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Feb 13, 2001 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | May 2, 2001 | |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Jul 17, 2001 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2001Markup Feb 28, 2001Reported Jun 1, 2001 |
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2001Markup Apr 17, 2002 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2002Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 17, 2002Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
- Nov 19, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 19, 2001Received in the House.
- Nov 19, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S12013, S12014Text printed S12014Amendments S12013 | Harry Reid D-NV, John F. Kerry D-MA (amendment) | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S548, S549Text printed S549 | John F. Kerry D-MA (text), Mary L. Landrieu D-LA | Jan 24, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Apr 29, 2002S. 174, Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on April 17, 2002</p>
- Apr 29, 2002S. 174, Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on April 17, 2002
- Mar 16, 2001S. 174, Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business on February 28, 2001</p>
- Mar 16, 2001S. 174, Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business on February 28, 2001
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-359 | COMPETITION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETPLACE: ANTITRUST IMPLICATIONS OF PATENT SETTLEMENTS53 pages | Judiciary Committee | May 24, 2001 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2164 | To correct a loan amount for purposes of the small business microplan program. | John F. Kerry D-MA | Amendment SA 2164 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the microloan program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Microloan Program Improvement Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Appropriations
- Commerce
- Community development corporations
- Economics and Public Finance
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government and business
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Infrastructure
- Interest rates
- Loans
- Nonprofit organizations
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- Subcontractors
- Trade associations
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2001Referred in House
- Nov 16, 2001Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 1, 2001Reported to Senate
- Jan 24, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
