Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act of 2018
Latest action · Jun 27, 2018 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.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act of 2018
This bill prohibits companies that are headquartered in China, are connected to China's government, or have more than 25% of voting stock owned by China's citizens from qualifying as small business concerns that may receive assistance from the Small Business Administration.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 10, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Jul 10, 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 Jun 27, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jun 27, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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.
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. 115-616 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION174 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Aug 1, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6241 | Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act | Related bill | Jun 27, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 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.
