Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 7, 2018 By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-272.
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 8, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018
This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum amount of outstanding leverage (i.e., borrowing power) made available to any licensed small business investment company from $150 million to $175 million.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 8, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Original | Mar 8, 2018 |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | Original | Mar 8, 2018 |
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 8, 2018Markup Mar 14, 2018Reported Mar 19, 2018 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2018By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-272.
- Mar 19, 2018Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
- Mar 19, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.
- Mar 14, 2018Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 8, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1580-1581)
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 S1580 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD | Mar 8, 2018 |
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 estimate
- Apr 20, 2018S. 2527, Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018As reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on March 19, 2018
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2333 | Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 21, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2018Reported to Senate
- Mar 8, 2018Introduced 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.
