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S 2143 113th Congress Senate Commerce Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Financial services and investments Government lending and loan guarantees National Guard and reserves Small business User charges and fees Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Women in business

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act

Introduced: March 13, 2014 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2014
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
Mar 13, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act - Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from assessing a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2014.

Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on: (1) the feasibility of providing financial planning and counseling to owners of small business concerns who are members of a reserve component prior to deployment; (2) the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans by women's business centers and veterans business outreach centers; and (3) the Military Reservists Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program, which shall include a discussion of SBA outreach efforts to increase participation, the number of loans made, and an analysis of the effectiveness of, and recommendations for improving, the Program.

What's happening now June 4, 2014

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5045 Related bill Veterans Small Business Support Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 31, 2014
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 2, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2143: Veterans Entrepreneurship Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2143/
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