S 961
108th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Economic development
Economics and Public Finance
Enterprise zones
Small business
Urban affairs
A bill to expand the scope of the HUBZone program to include difficult development areas.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5608)
Apr 30, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5608)
Apr 30, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Small Business Act concerning the HUBZone program (Small Business Administration assistance for start-up businesses in historically underutilized business areas) to qualify under the program any county in which there is a difficult development area (area having high construction, land, and utility costs relative to median gross income), as designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under tax credit provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5608)
Committees of jurisdiction
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