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S 2527 115th Congress Senate Commerce Business investment and capital Government lending and loan guarantees Small business

Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018

Introduced: March 8, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2018
By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-272.
Mar 19, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 353.
Mar 19, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Risch without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 14, 2018
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 8, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1580-1581)
Mar 8, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018

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 from $150 million to $175 million.

What's happening now June 7, 2018

By Senator Risch from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 115-272.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2333 Related bill Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Mar 8, 2018
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 8, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2527: Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2527/
MLA
"S. 2527: Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2527/.
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S. 2527, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2527/.
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