Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 15, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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.
- IntroducedMar 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to extend certain small business loan time limits with respect to a small business owned and controlled by: (1) a veteran called to active duty on or after September 11, 2001; or (2) a service-disabled veteran who became disabled due to an injury or illness incurred or aggravated during a period of active duty on or after such date. Extends such time limits by the period that the veteran was on active duty.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study for promoting positive working relations between employers and their reserve component employees.
Increases: (1) certain Small Business Administration (SBA) loan limits for small business owners who are members of the National Guard or reserves; and (2) SBA funding for the Office of Veterans Business Development.
Directs the President to establish an interagency task force to coordinate federal efforts to increase capital and business development opportunities for, and increase the award of federal contracting and subcontracting opportunities to, small businesses owned and controlled by disabled veterans and other veterans (businesses).
Requires the SBA Administrator and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure one-stop online registration for such small businesses.
Authorizes the Secretary to develop business development assistance for such small businesses.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2007 to Apr 16, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Mar 15, 2007 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Apr 16, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 Mar 15, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 15, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3211-3212)
- Mar 15, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 S3211, S3212 | Larry E. Craig R-ID, Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Mar 15, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide additional relief for small business owners ordered to active duty as members of reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Authorization
- Capital
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Credit unions
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee rights
- Employment of the disabled
- Entrepreneurs
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- National Guard
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Small Business Administration
- Subcontractors
- Surety and fidelity
- Veterans' employment
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2007Introduced in Senate
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