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S 1901 114th Congress Senate Commerce Appropriations Business investment and capital Credit and credit markets Government lending and loan guarantees Manufacturing Small business State and local finance

Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2015

Introduced: July 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 30, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2015

Amends the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 to extend for an additional eight fiscal years the State Small Business Credit Initiative to assist participating states to give collateral support and other innovative credit access and guarantee initiatives for small businesses and manufacturers.

Prescribes allocations of federal funds to participating states.

Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to award, on a competitive basis, up to a total of $1 billion in two tranches, according to specified criteria, to participating states and consortiums of participating states for use: (1) for making federal contributions to, or for the account of, an approved state program; or (2) as collateral for a qualifying loan or swap funding facility.

What's happening now July 30, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5144 Related bill Jumpstart HOUSE Act of 2016
  • HR 5672 Related bill Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2016
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jul 30, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 30, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1901: Small Business Access to Capital Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1901/
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