Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 26, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act
This bill establishes new veteran entrepreneurial development programs within the Small Business Administration (SBA) and makes adjustments to existing programs to provide access for veterans.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the SBA to make grants to private nonprofit organizations to establish veteran's business outreach centers. Each center must provide individual counseling to small businesses, as well as training and counseling through online and in-person workshops and seminars.
The bill also provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces. The SBA must designate an individual in each district office as a veterans business development officer, who shall coordinate activities of the district office with entities receiving assistance under the program. The SBA must also establish an online tool to coordinate and aid the work of veterans' small business assistance providers.
Finally, the SBA must develop the existing network of peer-to-peer counseling and mentoring resources that are available to veteran-owned small businesses as components of SBA programs. The SBA must also establish an online resource for veterans regarding all of the entrepreneurial development programs of the SBA.
The Government Accountability Office shall report on the ability of veteran-owned small businesses to access credit, including an analysis of the sources of credit and the default rate for such businesses.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 26, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jun 26, 2019 |
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 26, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jun 26, 2019Read 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 S6592 | Cory Gardner R-CO | Nov 14, 2019 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41352 | Small Business Management and Technical Assistance Training Programs | Report | Jun 9, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3537 | Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 14, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to improve the programs for veterans of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
- Business education
- Commerce
- Congressional oversight
- Credit and credit markets
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Military personnel and dependents
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- National Guard and reserves
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Women in business
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2019Introduced 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.
