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HR 6099 112th Congress House

SEED Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with respect to grants for economic adjustment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2012 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Advanced technology and technological innovationsBusiness investment and capitalEconomic developmentSmall businessTechnology transfer and commercialization
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Jul 31, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Jul 12, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 11, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Jul 11, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supporting Entrepreneurial Economic Development Act of 2012 or the SEED Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to prohibit a recipient of an economic adjustment grant from making, but permits a venture development organization to make, a grant, equity investment, or convertible loan to a private for-profit entity.

Requires such an organization that assists a private for-profit entity with funds made available from an economic adjustment grant and that receives funds from such entity at any time as a result of such assistance to use such funds only to assist other private for-profit entities.

Defines a "venture development organization" as a public entity or private, nonprofit entity that provides to an early-stage technology business, to promote the growth of that business: (1) financial investment or assistance acquiring financial investment, (2) expert mentoring, and (3) assistance to speed the commercialization of technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Aug 2, 2012
KIND, RON
· Aug 2, 2012
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 19, 2012
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jul 11, 2012
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Jul 11, 2012
Polis, Jared
· Jul 11, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6099: SEED Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6099/
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"H.R. 6099: SEED Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6099/.
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H.R. 6099, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6099/.
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