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H.R. 3738 111th Congress House

Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish a program for the Small Business Administration to provide financing to support early-stage sma… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish a program for the Small Business Administration to provide financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted industries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Nov 18, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 18, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13081-13082)
Nov 18, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13081-13082)
Nov 18, 2009
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 3738.
Nov 18, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3738.
Nov 18, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13081-13084)
Nov 18, 2009
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 21, 2009
Provisions of Measure Incorporated into H.R. 3854.
Oct 8, 2009
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Oct 8, 2009
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 7, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.
Oct 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Oct 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish and carry out a program to provide equity investment financing to support early-stage small businesses in the following targeted industries: (1) agricultural technology; (2) energy technology; (3) environmental technology; (4) life science; (5) information technology; (6) digital media; (7) clean technology; (8) defense technology; and (9) photonics technology. Directs the Administrator to make grants to participating investment companies under the program and limits to $100 million the aggregate amount of all grants made to a participating investment company under the program. Requires, as a condition of receiving a grant under the program, all of the investments of participating investment companies to be in small businesses, and at least 50% to be in early-stage small businesses in the targeted industries. Directs the Administrator to monitory participant compliance with such requirements. Establishes a separate Treasury fund for such grants.

Authorizes appropriations.

Prohibits funds appropriated for such purpose from being used for a congressional earmark.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3854 Text similarities Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3738: Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3738/
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"H.R. 3738: Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3738/.
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H.R. 3738, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3738/.
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