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Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2005

Introduced: November 10, 2005 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Nov 10, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Nov 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2334-2335)
Nov 10, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2005 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), in selecting companies to participate in the New Markets Venture Capital Program (Program), to select at least one company from each geographic region of the SBA. Requires (currently, authorizes) the Administrator to make grants to such companies to be used for loans to new-market small businesses, and to guarantee debentures issued by such companies.

Establishes the Office of New Markets Venture Capital, headed by a Director, to administer the Program.

Revises the definition of "low income geographic area" for Program eligibility purposes.

Requires a study by the SBA's Chief Counsel for Advocacy on the availability of equity capital in low-income urban and rural areas.

Authorizes operational assistance grants to conditionally approved companies.

What's happening now November 10, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 29, 2006
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 2, 2006
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2006
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 2, 2006
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2006
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Nov 10, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4303: Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4303/
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"H.R. 4303: Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4303/.
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