To provide an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 24, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-306.
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.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2004
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2004
- Passed SenateSep 14, 2004
- To the PresidentSep 16, 2004
- Became lawSep 24, 2004Public Law 108-306
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Extends through September 30 (currently, June 4), 2004, under the same terms and conditions, the authorization for any program, activity, or provision, including any pilot program, that is authorized under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 as of September 30, 2003.
Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to contract with an agent to carry out the assessment and collection of annual fees for SBA-guaranteed loans to small businesses. Allows the agent to be compensated through any of the fees assessed, as well as interest earned on such assessments while in the agent's control.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 7, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Sep 7, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2004 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2004Signed by President.
- Sep 24, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-306.
- Sep 16, 2004Presented to President.
- Sep 15, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 14, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9239-9240)
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 S9239 | John F. Kerry D-MA, Olympia J. Snowe R-ME, William H. Frist R-TN | Sep 14, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7028–H7031Text printed H7028 | Donna M. Christensen D-VI, John F. Tierney D-MA, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Shelley Moore Capito R-WV | Sep 13, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Administrative fees
- Bonds
- Business education
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Compensation (Law)
- Economics and Public Finance
- Entrepreneurs
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Fees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government contractors
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Interest
- Law
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Securities
- Small business
- Trusts and trustees
- Venture capital
- Women
- Women in business
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 14, 2004Received in Senate
- Sep 13, 2004Engrossed in House
- Sep 7, 2004Introduced in House
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.