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Small Business Secondary Market Improvements Act of 1984

Introduced: February 7, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 1984
Other Measure S.2375 Passed House in Lieu.
Jun 25, 1984
Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.
Jun 21, 1984
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Small Business. Report No: 98-853.
Jun 21, 1984
Placed on Union Calendar No: 494.
Jun 19, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 1984
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 7, 1984
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Jun 7, 1984
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 29, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 24, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Tax, Access to Equity Capital and Business Opportunities.
Feb 7, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Small Business.
Feb 7, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Small Business Act to provide for the guaranteed payment by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) of trust certificates that are: (1) issued to persons approved under this Act; and (2) based on and backed by a trust composed of the portions of deferred participation and guaranteed loans which have been guaranteed by the SBA under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

Prohibits any State, local, or Federal law from precluding or limiting the SBA from carrying out the provisions of this Act.

What's happening now June 25, 1984

Other Measure S.2375 Passed House in Lieu.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2375 Related bill Small Business Secondary Market Improvements Act of 1984
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 24, 1984
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 14, 1984
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 7, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4773: Small Business Secondary Market Improvements Act of 1984. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4773/
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"H.R. 4773: Small Business Secondary Market Improvements Act of 1984." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4773/.
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H.R. 4773, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4773/.
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