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HR 5968 114th Congress House Commerce Business investment and capital Government lending and loan guarantees Small business

Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2016

Introduced: September 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sep 8, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2016

This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the maximum amount of outstanding leverage (i.e., borrowing power) made available to any licensed small business investment company (SBIC) from $150 million to $170 million.

What's happening now September 8, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Curbelo, Carlos
· Sep 8, 2016
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Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 8, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5968: Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5968/
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"H.R. 5968: Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5968/.
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H.R. 5968, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5968/.
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