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HR 4149 108th Congress House Commerce Administrative procedure Employee benefit plans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government and business Government contractors Industrial research Labor and Employment Law Pension funds Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Small Business Administration Small business Venture capital

To amend the Small Business Act to permit business concerns that are owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program.

Introduced: April 2, 2004 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 2, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Small Business Act to state that a business shall not be prevented from participating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (a program under which a portion of Federal agencies' research and development efforts is reserved for award to small businesses) solely because the business is owned in part by: (1) a venture capital operating company managed and controlled by one or more U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens; or (2) an employee benefit or pension plan.

What's happening now April 8, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 9, 2004
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 21, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4149: To amend the Small Business Act to permit business concerns that are owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4149/
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"H.R. 4149: To amend the Small Business Act to permit business concerns that are owned by venture capital operating companies or pension plans to participate in the Small Business Innovation Research Program.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4149/.
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H.R. 4149, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4149/.
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